Atrash told WAFA that what distinguishes the Dead Sea desert is that it is located in the middle of three climatic systems - the crater pit, the Jerusalem mountain range and the Mediterranean Sea - which gave it a special advantage that turned it into a tourist area specifically in the spring because of its unique plant and animal diversity, such as the Nubian wild goat (or capra aegagrus), the Dead
Sea crow, the rock hyrax or rock badger, and the acacia plant.