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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: November 30, 2004 |
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| The Dead Sea at Ein Gedi |
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Israeli Tourism Minister Gideon Ezra along with a representative of the Kingdom Nepali naugurated 'The Lowest Park on Earth.'
At 415 meters (1362 feet) below sea level, the lowest Park on Earth is located on the unspoiled expanses north of the Ein Gedi Spa on the shores of
Israel's Dead Sea. Entrance to the site is free to the public.
With the inauguration of the park, Israel officially joins Mts. Everest, Kilimanjaro, Mont Blanc and others in the club of geographic extremes, albeit on the opposite end of the altitude spectrum.
The government of the Kingdom of Nepal, site of the highest point on Earth, sent a message of congratulation.
The Dead Sea is renowned throughout the world for its curative qualities and is a magnet for people, particularly psoriasis sufferers, seeking to benefit from the therapeutic power of its mineral-rich waters. Six to eight thousand 'therapeutic tourists' visit the region each year.
This year the site also attracted a different type of swarm. Millions of locust settled into Ein Gedi as one of the few places to escape the unseasonably cold weather. |
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