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The lowest altitude<br />
nature reserve in the world.<br />
MUJIB NATURE RESERVE<br />
Both adventure and comfort can be found at the Mujib Nature<br />
Reserve. You can explore the Reserve on foot, using several<br />
hiking trails, and take an excursion on the Dead Sea by a solar<br />
powered boat<br />
An unusual visitors centre has been constructed alongside<br />
the Mujib Road Bridge, which is linked by a high-level metal<br />
catwalk to the Mujib River. The centre provides information<br />
about the Reserve, restrooms, and a small shop selling local<br />
handicrafts.<br />
The Mujib Nature Reserve, located within the deep Wadi<br />
Mujib gorge that enters the Dead Sea at 410 meters below<br />
sea level, is the lowest altitude nature reserve in the world.<br />
Furthermore, the Mujib Reserve enjoys a 1300 metre variation<br />
in elevation between its different parts, as it extends to the<br />
Karak and Madaba mountains to the south and north, which<br />
reach 900 metres above sea level in some places.<br />
DID YOU KNOW<br />
The water level of the Dead<br />
Sea is dropping by about<br />
a 30cm (1 foot) per year. It<br />
is being diverted by Israel<br />
and <strong>Jordan</strong> for industry,<br />
agriculture and household<br />
use. Scientists predict that<br />
the sea may be dried up by<br />
the year 2050.<br />
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