The Dead Sea, also known by other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the Israeli-occupied West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.
Location: Western Asia
Lake type: Endorheic · Hypersaline
Primary inflows: Jordan River
Primary outflows: None
Catchment area: 41,650 km² (16,080 sq mi)
Basin countries: Jordan, Palestine (Israeli-occupied West Bank), Israel
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