how did it form?
There are two contending hypotheses about the origin of the low elevation of the Dead Sea.
Dead Sea
There are two contending hypotheses about the origin of the low elevation of the Dead Sea. 
where is jordan located on the world map It is located in the Levant region of Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River and is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the South and the east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north, and Israel and Palestine to the west. what is it? It is an Arab country in the Levant region of Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. where did its name originate from? It takes its name from the Jordan River which forms much of the country's northwestern border. what is the geographical location of this aforesaid river? It has an upper course from its sources to the Sea of Galilee, and a lower course south of the Sea of Galilee down to the Dead Sea. where is the last mentioned sea located? It is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west.
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Dead Sea [SEP] Formation theories
There are two contending hypotheses about the origin of the low elevation of the Dead Sea. The older hypothesis is that the Dead Sea lies in a true rift zone, an extension of the Red Sea Rift, or even of the Great Rift Valley of eastern Africa. A more recent hypothesis is that the Dead Sea basin is a consequence of a "step-over" discontinuity along the Dead Sea Transform, creating an extension of the crust with consequent subsidence.