Jordan Rift Valley

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The Jordan Rift Valley is a major geological depression in the Middle East forming part of the Great Rift Valley, characterized by its below-sea-level basin that includes the Dead Sea and the Jordan River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
rift valley
tectonic depression
borderBetween Israel and Jordan
linked to: Kingdom of Jordan

Jordan and West Bank
climate hot summers
mild winters
contains Arava Valley
linked to: Wadi Araba

Dead Sea
Ghor
Hula Valley
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
country Israel
Jordan
Palestine
elevation below sea level
extendsFrom Hula Valley
extendsTo Gulf of Aqaba
feature agricultural areas along the Jordan River
arid climate
basin topography
steep escarpments
formedBy Dead Sea Transform fault
tectonic activity
geologicalFeature transform fault system
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
mineral extraction from Dead Sea
tourism
hydrologicalBasin Jordan River basin
linked to: Jordan River
knownFor being one of the lowest land depressions on Earth
significant seismic activity
unique hypersaline environment of the Dead Sea
locatedIn Levant
linked to: Levant region

Middle East
lowestPoint Dead Sea shoreline
partOf Great Rift Valley
passesNear Aqaba
Eilat
Jericho
Tiberias
region Arava
Dead Sea region
linked to: Dead Sea

Hula Valley
Jordan Valley
linked to: Jordan River
river Jordan River
sea Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee

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Dead Sea shore locatedIn Jordan Rift Valley
Galilee borders Jordan Rift Valley
Sea of Galilee locatedIn Jordan Rift Valley
Dead Sea locatedIn Jordan Rift Valley
Jordan River locatedIn Great Rift Valley
linked to: Jordan Rift Valley
Moab Mountains partOf Jordan Rift Valley margins
linked to: Jordan Rift Valley
Wadi Araba partOf Jordan Rift Valley
Wadi Araba partOf Great Rift Valley
linked to: Jordan Rift Valley
Hula Valley partOf Great Rift Valley
linked to: Jordan Rift Valley
Jordan River flowsThrough Jordan Rift Valley
subject linked to: Yarden
Beit She'an locatedIn Jordan Rift Valley
Great Rift Valley system contains Jordan Rift Valley
Gaulanitis near Jordan Rift Valley
Ghor locatedIn Jordan Rift Valley
Ghor partOf Jordan Rift Valley system
linked to: Jordan Rift Valley
Dead Sea Transform fault associatedFeature Jordan Rift Valley
Rosh Pinna hasNearbyNaturalFeature Jordan Rift Valley
subject linked to: modern town of Rosh Pinna
Mukawir overlooks Jordan Rift Valley
Transjordanian highlands separatedFrom Jordan Rift Valley
Karak Governorate hasFeature Jordan Rift Valley area
linked to: Jordan Rift Valley
Wadi Jerash partOf Jordan Rift Valley drainage system
linked to: Jordan Rift Valley