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Mount Sedom is a salt diapir rising along the south-western shore of the Dead Sea, riddled with caves carved by rainwater. Discussed here as part of a post on the mountain itself, its salt formations and the Sodom narrative tied to the area.

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Layers of sedimentary rock in Nachal Peratzim
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Mount Sedom

Our third trip on the guiding course took us back to the Dead Sea region: the Meitzad Zohar viewpoint, the badlands of Nachal Peratzim, a hike across the salt mountain of Mount Sedom and a final stop at the Dead Sea factories.

Nov 2012 · 5 minute read
View from Meitzad Zohar Viewpoint View over Nachal Peratzim and the Amiaz Plane Badlands Layers of sedimentary rock in Nachal Peratzim View over the Dead Sea evaporation pools toward the mountains of Moab and Edom, from Mount Sedom. Inside the cavern in the Sedom Cave Monument to the workers of the Dead Sea Factories
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