Medical Tourism in Jordan ( the Dead Sea)

Collection title

Jordanian television

ID

JRT00330

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

1993

Production year

1993

Abstract

Medical Tourism is one of the most important aspects of tourists’ attractions in Jordan. Many factors and data make Jordan a destination for medical tourism: the Dead Sea with its good climate, high temperatures, mineral waters. The numerous sources of water such as:TheJordan River. Streams and waterfalls which flow in the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is a touristic destination is terms of medical tourism and also a religious one. It is near the Dead Sea in Wadi Kharrar that Jesus Christ was baptized. In addition to that , there are shrines of saints and Muslim leaders in the days of Islamic Conquests. In the surrounding regions, there are farms, gardens and Orchards. Because of the presence of many sorts of salt, the Dead Sea is a rich source of national income, factories have been built there such as:the salt factory and the Potash one.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Body and health

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Archaeological sites
• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites

Credits / Cast

• Abu Rassah Ibrahim - Director
• Al Abadi Khalid - Author of original work

Period of events

• 1993

Map locations

• Jordan - Jordan valley - The Dead Sea

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

23m36

Additional information

The Dead Sea - factories - clay from the Dead Sea - tourists - farms - groves