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 endorheic basin of 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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