Dead Sea
The Dead Sea, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world, is on the border between Israel and Jordan. See:…
- Lake
- …was formerly known as “Lake Amora”
- Description: lake with no outflow (sea) in Western Asia
- Also known as“Al Baḩr al Mayyit”“Asphaltic Lake”“Asphaltic Pool”“Buḩayrat Lūţ”“Death sea”“East Sea”“HaMelaẖ Yam”“Lacus Asphaltites”“Lake Asphaltites”“Lake Asphaltitis”“Palus Asphaltites”“Salt Sea”“Sea of Arava”“Sea of Lot”“Sea of the Arabah”“Sea of the Dead”“Sea of the Plain”“Sea of the Plains”“Sea of Zoar”“The Dead Sea”“The Salt Sea”“Yam Ham Melah”“Yam HaMelaẖ”
NASA, Public domain.Dead Sea
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Latitude of center
31.548° or 31° 32′ 53″ north
Longitude of center
35.488° or 35° 29′ 17″ east
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zhuang—“Dead Sea” goes by many names.
Dooie SeeAfrikaans
Deti i VdekurAlbanian
ጨው ባሕርAmharic
البحر الميتArabic
بحر لوطArabic
بحر ميتArabic
Mar MuertaAragonese
Mar MuertoAragonese
Մեռյալ ծովArmenian
ডে‘ড ছীAssamese
মৃত সাগৰAssamese
Mar MuertaAsturian
Mar MuertuAsturian
Ölü dənizAzerbaijani
Segara MatiBalinese
Үле диңгеҙBashkir
Itsaso HilBasque
Itsaso HilaBasque
Мёртвае мораBelarusian
মৃত সাগরBengali
मुर्दा सागरBhojpuri
Mrtvo moreBosnian
Mor MarvBreton
Мъртво мореBulgarian
ဒက်ဆီးပင်လယ်Burmese
ပင်လယ်သေBurmese
Bahr LutCatalan
La mar mortaCatalan
Mar MortCatalan
Mar MortaCatalan
Dead SeaCebuano
Dead Sea (lanaw sa Hordanya)Cebuano
Dagat GadanCentral Bikol
دەریای مردووCentral Kurdish
زەریای خوێCentral Kurdish
死海Chinese
Вилĕ тинĕсChuvash
Вилнӗ тинĕсChuvash
Mor MarowCornish
Mari MortuCorsican
Mrtvo moreCroatian
Mrtvé mořeCzech
Det Døde HavDanish
Døde havDanish
DødehavetDanish
ޑެޑްސީDhivehi
Deryao MerdeDimli (individual language)
De dode zeeDutch
Dode ZeeDutch
Колышо теҥызEastern Mari
البحر الميتEgyptian Arabic
Morta MaroEsperanto
SurnumeriEstonian
DeyðahavFaroese
DeyðahaviðFaroese
Murdaa SamundarFiji Hindi
KuollutmeriFinnish
Mar MortoGalician
მკვდარი ზღვაGeorgian
Laut MatiGorontalo
Αλμυρά θάλασσαGreek
ΑραβάGreek
Μπαχρ-ΛουτGreek
Νεκρά θάλασσαGreek
Νεκρή θάλασσαGreek
ים המוותHebrew
ים המלחHebrew
मृत सागरHindi
Holt-tengerHungarian
Tasik MatiIban
DauðahafIcelandic
DauðahafiðIcelandic
SaltisjórIcelandic
Mortinta MaroIdo
Jáámmâm meerâInari Sami
JamâmeerâInari Sami
Laut MatiIndonesian
Mar MorteInterlingua
An Mhuir MharbhIrish
Dead SeaIrish
Muir MharbhIrish
AsfaltideItalian
Mar MortoItalian
Mare MortoItalian
死海Japanese
Laut MatiJavanese
Teŋgu KɩsɩbʋʋKabiyè
Rahat NapataiKadazan Dusun
ಡೆಡ್ ಸೀKannada
ಮೃತ ಸಮುದ್ರKannada
Óli teńizKara-Kalpak
مۄردٕ سَمَندَرKashmiri
Martwé MòrzeKashubian
Өлі теңізKazakh
Өлі теңізіKazakh
Dead SeaKhmer
សមុទ្រដេដស៊ីKhmer
Жансыз деңизKirghiz
Duud MeerKölsch
Totes MeerKölsch
사해Korean
Deryaya MirîKurdish
Gola MirîKurdish
ທະເລຕາຍLao
mare Asphalticum (historical)Latin
Mare MortuumLatin
Mortuum mareLatin
Nāves jūraLatvian
Sāls jūraLatvian
Doeaj ZieëLimburgan
死海Literary Chinese
Mirties jūraLithuanian
Negyvoji jūraLithuanian
Wumarłe mórjoLower Sorbian
Doudegt MierLuxembourgish
Мртво МореMacedonian
मृत सागरMaithili
Ranomasina MatyMalagasy
Laut MatiMalay
Dead seaMalayalam
ചാവ് കടൽMalayalam
Te Moana MateMaori
मृत समुद्रMarathi
بحر المیتMazanderani
Sī-hāiMin Dong Chinese
Sí-háiMin Nan Chinese
Lauik MatiMinangkabau
ღურელი ზუღაMingrelian
Сөнөсөн тэнгисMongolian
Үхлийн тэнгисMongolian
لبحر لميتMoroccan Arabic
मृत सागरNepali
मृत सागरNewari
JápmamearraNorthern Sami
DødehavetNorwegian
DødehavetNorwegian Bokmål
DaudehavetNorwegian Nynorsk
DødehavetNorwegian Nynorsk
Okwaan̄ OkwûkwuObolo
Okwaan̄ UchiObolo
Mar MòrtaOccitan (post 1500)
ܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܚܐOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
ܝܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܐOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
Dēad SǣOld English (ca. 450-1100)
Мард денджызOssetian
namacai a ljavekPaiwan
ਮੁਰਦਾ ਸਮੁੰਦਰPanjabi
ਮੁਰਦਾ ਸਾਗਰPanjabi
lama MortoPapiamento
Laman MortoPapiamento
بحر المیتPersian
خلیج عقبهPersian
دریاچهٔ مردهPersian
دریای مردهPersian
Mar MòrtPiemontese
Morze MartwePolish
مړ سمندرPushto
Wañusqa QuchaQuechua
Marea MoartăRomanian
Асфальтовое мореRussian
Асфальтовое озероRussian
Мёртвое мореRussian
Содомское мореRussian
Соленое мореRussian
Мертве мореRusyn
Smertėis jūraSamogitian
मृतसागरःSanskrit
Mar MortoSardinian
Mare MortuSardinian
A‘ Mhuir ShaillteScottish Gaelic
A‘ Mhuir ShalainnScottish Gaelic
An Fhairge ShalainnScottish Gaelic
Мртво мореSerbian
ים המלחSerbian
Mrtvo moreSerbo-Croatian
Mar MortuSicilian
Mari MortuSicilian
Mari MuortuSicilian
Mŕtve moreSlovak
Mrtvo morjeSlovenian
اولو دنیزSouth Azerbaijani
ⵉⵍⵍ ⴰⵎⵜⵜⴰⵏStandard Moroccan Tamazight
ⵉⵍⵍ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵜⵏStandard Moroccan Tamazight
Laut MatiSundanese
Bahari ya ChumviSwahili
Bahari ya KifoSwahili
Döda havetSwedish
Ill immutnTachelhit
Alat na DagatTagalog
Dagat na AlatTagalog
Dagat na PatayTagalog
Dagat PatayTagalog
Dead SeaTagalog
Maalat na DagatTagalog
Patay na DagatTagalog
Баҳри мурдаTajik
சாக் கடல்Tamil
Үле диңгезTatar
మృత సముద్రంTelugu
మృత సముద్రముTelugu
เดดซีThai
ทะเลเดดซีThai
ทะเลตายThai
ทะเลมรณะThai
Lût GölüTurkish
Ölü DenizTurkish
Öli deňizTurkmen
Асфальтове озероUkrainian
Мертве мореUkrainian
Море ЗоарUkrainian
Море ЛотаUkrainian
Содомське мореUkrainian
Солоне мореUkrainian
ים המלחUkrainian
Mortwe morjoUpper Sorbian
Dead SeaUrdu
بحیرہ مردارUrdu
Oʻlik dengizUzbek
Mar MortoVenetian
Biển ChếtVietnamese
Biển ZoarVietnamese
Dôo ZêeVlaams
Dagat nga patayWaray (Philippines)
Dead SeaWaray (Philippines)
Patay nga DagatWaray (Philippines)
Môr MarwWelsh
Y Môr MarwWelsh
Մեռեալ ԾովWestern Armenian
Deade SeeWestern Frisian
بحرہ مردارWestern Panjabi
مریا سمندرWestern Panjabi
死海Wu Chinese
טויטע יםYiddish
ים המלחYiddish
Al-Baḥr l-MayyitYue Chinese
Dead SeaYue Chinese
Yām Ha-MelaḥYue Chinese
יָם הַמֶּלַחYue Chinese
البَحْر المَيّتYue Chinese
死海Yue Chinese
HaijdaiZhuang
SijhaijZhuang
telo suli moli
“I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me.”
