Dead Sea Museum
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| Established | 2006 |
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| Location | Jordan |
| Type | Natural history museum |
| Website | www |
The Dead Sea Museum (Arabic: متحف البحر الميت) is a museum located in the Maeen Sub District, Jordan. The museum is dedicated to showing the history of the Dead Sea and how civilizations developed around it.[1]
History
Among one of the intentions for the creation was to promote tourism, and to facilitate the public to learn more about how the Dead Sea is constituted.[2] The museum aims to raise awareness about the conservation of the Dead Sea.[3] The museum first opened in 2006[4], and is Jordan's first natural history museum.[5]
Collections
The museum contains collections of rocks and minerals[4] The museum exhibits are divided into four sections[6].
- First section: The geology of the Dead Sea, as well as its formation.
- Second section: The study of the Dead Sea ecosystem.
- Third section: The human impact on the Dead Sea as well as the benefits that the existence of this sea has brought to the civilizations of the Middle East.
- Fourth section: The initiatives of protection and preservation of the Dead Sea as well as the identification of what are the ecological threats to the sea.
References
- ^ "1.5 مليون دينار منحة يابانية لبناء محطة لتغذية بانوراما - أخبار سوق عمان المالي". www.ammanxchange.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ "Dead Sea Museum". HistoryView Virtual Tours. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ "Dead Sea Panoramic Complex". www.jordanpetraprivatetour.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ a b "بانوراما البحر الميت...توثيق علمي ومشهدية ساحرة". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ عبدالمجيد, عمّان-عزة. "البحر الميت «حي» بثرواته". صحيفة الوسط البحرينية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ "«البحر الميت»... طينه يحمل الشفاء وشاطئه يهدّئ الأعصاب". الشرق الأوسط (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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