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Yam HaMelaẖ (salt lake) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Fed by Jordan river and has no outlet; is the lowest point on the earth's surface: 1,300 feet below the level of the Mediterranean Sea; was prominent in biblical history, including site of ancient Sodom and Gomorrah. |
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| Yam HaMelaẖ (preferred,C,V)
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| Mayyit, Al Baḩr al (C,V)
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| Al Baḩr al Mayyit (C,V)
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| Dead Sea (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Mayyit, Al-Baḥr al- (C,V)
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| Al-Baḥr al-Mayyit (C,V)
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| HaMelah, Yam (C,V)
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| Yam HaMelah (C,V)
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| Yam Hamela (C,V)
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| Yam-Ha-Melah (C,V)
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| Bahret Lut (C,V)
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| Bareht Lut (C,V)
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| Al-Bahr (C,V)
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| Al-Mayyit (C,V)
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| Muerto, Mar (C,O)
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| Mer Morte (C,O)
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| Lacus Asphaltites (H,V)
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| East Sea (H,O)
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| Salt Sea (H,O)
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| Sea of the Plain (H,O)
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