Summary The Dead Sea has long been considered a devil's place. Just because no birds flew over it. It is this reputation that, on the other hand, has made it an ideal place for political refugees. King David, John the Baptist and Jesus Christ found temporary hiding here. The beneficial effects of the Dead Sea and the development of tourism come only with the British and in the 1920s. Today, however, human activity has a devastating effect on this natural phenomenon, with levels falling by one meter each year. However, a program is being launched to save him. You will find plenty of deserts in the south of Israel. We will set out for the Negev desert, which the Nabataeans once traveled with a load of spices. Later, they even settled there and, using an ingenious irrigation system, built vineyards that still function today.

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