Dead Sea -

dexa

i learned about the dead sea when i was in grade 4
i still remember we hafta do one project - and write
2 pages about it - and it was an exciting stuff -

at that time - i knew a wee bit about it
(in fact, even now i knew not that much and still learning
about the dead sea - and love to read about it whenever
i get  a chance) -

and insya'allah  next year when i visit there on my
tour to middle east - i shall continue more -

i wish i am good in photography - i have a friend who's
very good in taking pictures and all - we talked about
visiting those areas and backpacking and all, thus
who knows he might come along with me - god willing   
and we can show  some pictures of the dead sea - share
with forum members along with other interesting stuff
and adventures - wouldn't that be fun, eh  

let's find out and learn a thing or two about the Dead Sea -

first of all - why is it called the Dead Sea?

well - sound kinda creepy, ain't it? anyway it is called
the dead sea obviously cuz nothing lives in it!! -
- it is also some of the saltiest water in the world -
if i am not mistaken almost 6 times as salty as the ocean
and we thought ocean is wayyyyy too salty !! -

- the dead sea is completely landlocked and it gets saltier
with increasing depth..  and the surface, fed by the river
jordan - is the least saline -



i found this picture of the dead sea from satellite by Nasa -

- as i mentioned earlier - there's nothing lives in it -
no seaweed or plants of any kind in or around the water -
as well there're no fish or any kind of swimming, squirming
creatures living in or near the water -

- as a matter of fact, what you'll see on the shores of the sea
is white, crystals of salt covering EVERYTHING...

--- trust me, this is NOT an ordinary table salt either..
the salts in the dead sea is DEADLY to living things!! -
- fish accidentally swimming into the waters from one of
the several freshwater streams that feed the sea are killed
INSTANTLY, their bodies quickly coated with preserving layer
of salt crystals and then tossed onto shore by the wind
or waves.  Brutal, eh --

i am sure some of you did see pictures people floating on
the dead sea - let's talk about that -



- the guy in that picture above actually floating in the dead sea -
hmm - but hey - just now we said - the dead sea was DEADLY, right?
well - fortunately,  not to us...

- humans are remarkably adaptable - we can swim in the dead sea just like
we swim in the ocean!  (i personally can't wait to do JUST THAT!!)
anyway, what i read was - people don't really 'swim' in the dead sea -
they actually just 'hang out' - that's what's so cool about this special sea!! -
- cuz of the extremely high concentration of dissolved mineral salts in the
water, its density is way more than the plain fresh water!! -

- what this means? -  this means that our bodies are more buoyant in the
dead sea - so you gonna bob like a cork! -  in fact, people are so buoyant
it makes it kinda tough to actually 'swim' -

- most people just like to kick back in the water and read (just like that guy
in the picture above) -it almost looks as though this guy is sitting on an air
mattress that has sunk below the surface, but he's not! - he is really just
floating - w/o having to hold his feet in that position - if you think this is easy -
try floating like this in a freshwater swimming pool -   i did try in the swimming
pool (pretending that i was in the dead sea - ishhhh gs )
- trust me, i can never do it!! -


* if there's any forum members who actually been to the dead sea already
please do share with us the experience -  would be interesting to know
from first hand experience -  

dexa

i got some more pictures of the dead sea here -
wanna share with forum members -


the dead sea:
       
also known as Bahr Lut, Eastern Sea, Lake of Asphalt, Salt Sea,
揝ea of Sodom and Gomorrah,

Bolayan

hi dex ...

nampak ur thread ni and bola nak share my xperience. Went there masa my visit to Jordan 4 years back. Went with one fren we headed to Petra first due to time constraint lah, the Red Rose City in the South of Amman .... after visiting the Wadi Rum and some oasis, only then we heade back to Amman. Dead Sea ni di sekitar2 Amman ....

Bolayan

to get there actually is one memorable experience ... since Amman is made of 7 valleys, so bley lah secara kasar kita bayangkan betapa hillynyer kota Amman tu. Ups and down most of the time ...heheee

nak sampai ke Dead Sea tu jalannya mencuram ke bawah coz the seas is deep below seas level .. but the view along the way is awesome, breathtaking. We stopped kat one place specillay for visitors/tourist ada sign board 'DEAD SEA' below statistic sea leve .. bola tak bper ingat la dex. Nanti kena dig balik my old photos kat store la pulok... hehe.

Bolayan

when we get there, tourist that ramai pon ... maybe masa tu bulan Ramadhan kot. Well, as dead as it sounds, once you stepped in .... u can feel how 'unfriendly' is the water. Nobody swims and I don't think when u look at the condition of the water, u terasa beria nak berenang. Percayalah ... heeee

me and fren masuk dlm air and float ... mmg u akan float without any effort pon. Mcm yg u tengok dlm gambar tu kan ... how easy and rileksing one juz float and have a good read. Tapi kan personally bola rasa ... takkan dpt seseorang tu spend more than setengah jam juz doing that and its juz not 'inviting' really. Mmcm bola, I enjoy swimming tapi masa tu I tak rasa nak duduk lama2 dlm tu pon.Ntahla masa kita nak recover from floating position tu bola terminum gak air dead seas tu .... mak aiii ... mcm nak pecah my nostrils, even air laut biasa pon i x tahan, yg ni mmg berpinar mata.

Urgggg ... really la air dia salty n berbisa ya amat.. Kalau kita have a good look at the water, akan nampak errr ... how 2 put it ehh , korang pernah larutkan gula sampai tepu dlm air panas kan, bila dah sampai tahap tepu tu bley nampak likat gula tu hah mcm tu lah likatnyer air laut mati tu. berlinang2 garam2 yg dah tepu.

but then its good for the problematic skin la. Then we go for mud theraphy ... ala kat tepi pantai tu ajer. Juz dig some black mud and lumur satu badan, n wait for it to dry. Feel good tho ..
Masa tu agak panas ... so u bley bayangkan betapa stickynyer. Rasa mcm nak nak mandi n soak satu badan dlm air sejuk. Heheeee

x tau lah lain org lain pendangannyer ...

[ Last edited by  Bolayan at 29-12-2007 03:20 PM ]

Bolayan

dead seas ni tak besar pon ... approximately dia 20km kalau tak silap (our tourist guid punyer info lah) and terbahagi kepada Jordan dan Israel. Half half. Yg ktorg pergi tu belah Jordan ... Israel site famous resort for Dead Sea ni bola ingat Eilat.


Laut mati ni tak ada ombat mcm laut biasa ..... juz calm. Masa matahari naik tu the view is awesome n spectacular.

Bolayan

what about it aiz .. citer lah sikit. Bola tak bper tahu ...

JUSTcircle

nice experience.... so, aku dah tau camner perasaannya kalo sampai sana..hehehhe

JUSTcircle

ni apa kes nih?

kroit92

bestnya bleh terapung..

asyik tenggelam jek..

dexa

but then its good for the problematic skin la. Then we go for mud theraphy ... ala kat tepi pantai tu ajer. Juz dig some black mud and lumur satu badan, n wait for it to dry. Feel good tho ..
Masa tu agak panas ... so u bley bayangkan betapa stickynyer. Rasa mcm nak nak mandi n soak satu badan dlm air sejuk. Heheeee

what a great experience  for you bola..

i have no doubt that this dead sea can heal the exzema
or problematic skin -

thanks for sharing your experience -- memang saya
teringin nak pergi ke dead sea ni  - one of these days -
insya Allah -

yellowfish

Originally posted by JUSTcircle at 8-1-2008 05:20 PM
ni apa kes nih?

ntah la... kat mana2 pun ada... wat semak jerr

arni_jamal

juz wanna share sumthing psl nak floatingkan diri dlm air
act' kalo kat swimming pool biasa or kat laut biasa, bleh je floating gitu
tp susah sket coz nak kena seimbangkan bdn.
tp dpt bygkan aaa base on wat u guyz post, mmg snang giler nak float kat dead sea..
tp sdgkan mandi kat laut biasa pun dah terasa melikatnya garam
apatah lg kat sana
hope at least once in a life time nak pi sana aaaa

btw, x de sape2 ke ada artikel psl penemuan peninggalan2 kaum nabi lut yg kena telan tuh?
menarik utk tahu n dikongsi bersama
mine dgr rumours2 je.. kalo ada sape2 tau post aaa some artikel here!
daaa~~~

LanoG

Laut mati nie wujud sejak bila yek... dari zaman dulu lagi ker... i mean zaman dinasour lagi.

dexa

Jordan memperoleh manfaat daripada keadaan yang tidak stabil di negara Asia Barat lain

LAUT Mati, nama yang disematkan pada tasik garam dengan garis terpanjang 67 kilometer (km) dan titik lebarnya 18 km memang mengerikan. Apa tidaknya, warga Arab menyebutnya sebagai Bahr al-Mayyit yang bermaksud Laut Mati.

Yang pasti, tiada ada satu pun makhluk boleh hidup di laut itu termasuk ikan. Ini kerana kadar garam di tasik yang terletak sekitar 420 meter di bawah permukaan laut - terendah di permukaan bumi- sangat tinggi.

Kandungan garam di Laut Mati dianggarkan lapan kali lebih tinggi berbanding sebahagian besar laut di dunia. Dengan tingkat kemasinan setinggi itu, tentu tidak ada seekor ikan pun yang boleh hidup di laut berkenaan.

Apabila disebut Laut Mati, ia pastinya dikaitkan dengan Jordan, iaitu sebuah negara berdaulat yang berada berhampiran dengan laut berkenaan.

anaktoyol

laut mati ni ker yg dlm Quran cakap tempat bersemadinya ribuan kaum nabi luth yg homoseks..sebab tu kadar kemasinannya amat luar biasa...

migdal_bavel

off topic

Ke sheatzuvim, holchim la Yam lachen HaYam Malu'ach
(Dan ketika kita bersedih hati, kita selalu pergi meratapi di persisiran Laut itu, sebab itulah ia Laut yang Masin)

maksudnya, tangisan merekalah yang menyebabkan laut itu masin

ini adalah bait-bait lagu Aviv Geffen yg bertajuk Lanetzach Achi Livkot Lecha (Buat Selama-Lamanya Saudaraku dalam daku Menangisimu)

demi mengenang sahabatnya, Nir Shpiener yang syahid dalam kemalangan jalan raya pada tahun 1992

dan kemudiannya lagu ini menjadi lagu ingatan untuk setiap anak2 muda Israel yg syahid dalam peperangan Arab-Israel dalam mempertahankan tanah air

La netzach Achi-Buat Selama-Lamanya Saudaraku

http://www.jewishmusic.com/sound/isvar13d_101.rm

Ani holech livkot lecha, tihyeh chazak le ma'alah,
Ga'aguai kemo delatot she niftachot ba lailah.

Aku akan menangisi untukmu, kuatkanlah dirimu di atas sana,
Rindu-rinduku laksana pintu-pintu yang terbuka luas di tengah malam.

La netzach achi, ezkor otcha tamid,
Ve nipagesh basof atah yodea',
Ve yesh li chaverim, aval gam hem kavim,
El mul orcha hameshagea'.

Buat selama-lamanya saudaraku, akanku ingati dirimu selalu,
Dan pada akhirnya akan kita bertemu jua, kamupun tahu,
Dan walaupun aku mempunyai ramai kawan, akan tetapi bayangan mereka semakin pudar,
Atas sinaran cahayamu yang gemilang.

Keshe atzuvim holchim la yam lachen hayam maluach,
Ve zeh atzuv she lehachzir tziud efsha lo ga'aguah.

Dan ketika kita bersedih hati, kita selalu pergi ke persisiran laut, sebab itulah laut itu masin,
Dan sungguh pedih kurasakan apabila melihatkan barang-barangmu dipulangkan,
tapi tidak rindu-rindu (terhadapmu) ini.

La netzach achi, ezkor otcha tamid,
Ve nipagesh basof atah yodea',
Ve yesh li chaverim, aval gam hem kavim,
El mul orcha hameshagea'.

Buat selama-lamanya saudaraku, akanku ingati dirimu selalu,
Dan pada akhirnya akan kita bertemu jua, kamupun tahu,
Dan walaupun aku mempunyai ramai kawan, akan tetapi bayangan mereka semakin pudar,
Atas sinaran cahayamu yang gemilang.

U chmo hagalim, anachnu mitnaptzim,
El hamezach, el hachayim.

Dan umpama ombak, telah kita rempuhi,
merentangi batu-batu keras, merentangi kehidupan.

U chmo hagalim, anachnu mitnaptzim,
El hamezach, el hachayim.

Dan umpama ombak, telah kita rempuhi,
merentangi batu-batu keras, merentangi kehidupan

Az ani holech livkot lecha tihyeh chazak le ma'alah.
Maka, akanku tangisi untukmu, kuatkanlah dirimu di atas sana.

-Aviv Geffen-

[ Last edited by  migdal_bavel at 28-5-2008 12:29 AM ]

alhaadi2

kalu x salah, biasanya tempat yg diturunkan bala ni Islam cakap bila berada kat tempat ni kena insafi, x leh ada rasa gembira exsited...cthnya kat Laut Mati ni....(ada baca atau dengar ulama ceeramah pasal ni)

chemox

nice info...

tok_wann

Originally posted by anaktoyol at 27-5-2008 09:55 PM
laut mati ni ker yg dlm Quran cakap tempat bersemadinya ribuan kaum nabi luth yg homoseks..sebab tu kadar kemasinannya amat luar biasa...

nih tok_wann ader terjumpa satu site tadi....

THE DEAD SEA             The Dead Sea is located in Israel and Jordan, about 15 miles east of         Jerusalem. It is extremely deep (averaging about 1,000 feet), salty (some         parts containing the highest amount of salts possible), and the lowest         body of water in the world. The Dead Sea is supplied by a number of smaller         streams, springs, and the Jordan River.

Because of its low elevation and its position in a deep basin, the climate         of the Dead Sea area is unusual. Its very high evaporation does produce         a haze yet its atmospheric humidity is low. Adjacent areas to it are very         arid and favorable for the preservation of materials like the Dead Sea         Scrolls.

The Bible's description, in Genesis 19, of a destructive earthquake         near the Dead Sea area during the time of Abraham is borne out by archaeological         and historic investigation. While no evidence remains of the five cities         of the plain (Zeboim, Admah, Bela or Zoar, Sodom, and Gomorrah) their         sites are believed to be beneath the waters at the southern end of the         sea.      
Archaeological sites near the Dead Sea include Masada, Ein Gedi, and         Qumran (where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found).