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
→
Jordan and West Bank → |
| climate |
hot summers
→
mild winters → |
| contains |
Arava Valley
→
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
→
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| knownFor |
being one of the lowest land depressions on Earth
→
significant seismic activity → unique hypersaline environment of the Dead Sea → |
| locatedIn |
Levant
→
Middle East → |
| lowestPoint |
Dead Sea shoreline
→
|
| partOf |
Great Rift Valley
→
|
| passesNear |
Aqaba
→
Eilat → Jericho → Tiberias → |
| region |
Arava
→
Dead Sea region → Hula Valley → Jordan Valley → |
| river |
Jordan River
→
|
| sea |
Dead Sea
→
Sea of Galilee → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Dead Sea
→
Dead Sea shore → Jordan River ("Great Rift Valley") → Sea of Galilee → |
locatedIn |
|
Galilee
→
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borders |
|
Moab Mountains
("Jordan Rift Valley margins")
→
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partOf |