did humans settle here?
Yes, there are several small communities near the Dead Sea.
Dead Sea
There are several small communities near 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. how did it form? There are two contending hypotheses about the origin of the low elevation of the Dead Sea. what are some fauna found here? Bacteria and microbial fungi what happened here during the byzantine period? It was used as a place of escape and refuge and the remoteness of the region attracted Greek Orthodox monks since the Byzantine era. did it form a lake? Yes, it formed a landlocked lake as the land between the Rift Valley and the Mediterranean Sea rose to such an extent that the ocean could no longer flood the area.
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Dead Sea [SEP] Human settlement
There are several small communities near the Dead Sea. These include Ein Gedi, Neve Zohar and the Israeli settlements in the Megilot Regional Council: Kalya, Mitzpe Shalem and Avnat. There is a nature preserve at Ein Gedi, and several Dead Sea hotels are located on the southwest end at Ein Bokek near Neve Zohar. Highway 90 runs north-south on the Israeli side for a total distance of from Metula on the Lebanese border in the north to its southern terminus at the Egyptian border near the Red Sea port of Eilat. Potash City is a small community on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, and others including Suweima.