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Tourists take pictures under the line that marks zero feet above sea level.

Called the 'coolest pool in the world' by 'Travel Agent Central Magazine', this dip looks out onto the Negev Desert in southern Israel.

The Timna Oasis in Eilat is an artificial lake in the desert surrounded by a restaurant, the King Solomon Inn, a playground, and a camping site.

A major tourist draw, the sea is the lowest point on Earth.

Due to the reduction in the Dead Sea's level, the water has receded more than a mile from the Ein Gedi spa, and guests must take a tractor transport to the edge.

A bather enjoys Ein Gedi Hot Spring at the Dead Sea. Since before the time of Cleopatra, people have come here to bathe in waters believed to have health benefits.

Girls enjoy a water slide in Jericho, surrounded by desert.

A diver is working on conserving the little artificial basin in the Jordan River where Christian pilgrims come for baptisms and to see the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus. Visitors take photos from the Jordan side of the river.

The Dead Sea is drying so quickly that it is leaving infrastructure and the shoreline in shambles.

Sinkholes around the Dead Sea are a major hazard as the water level drops.