Dead Sea live in the mountains surrounding the Dead Sea. Hikers can see ibex, hares, hyraxes, jackals, foxes, and even leopards. Hundreds of bird species inhabit the zone as well. Both Jordan and Israel have established nature reserves around the Dead Sea. The delta of the Jordan River was formerly a jungle of papyrus and palm trees. The Jewish historian Flavius Josephus described Jericho as "the most fertile spot in Judea". In Roman and Byzantine times, sugarcane, henna, and sycamore fig all made the lower Jordan valley wealthy. One of the most valuable products produced by Jericho was the sap of the
Little Dead Diamond River Little Dead Diamond River The Little Dead Diamond River is a long river in northern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Dead Diamond River, located in the Androscoggin River watershed of Maine and New Hampshire. The Little Dead Diamond River rises in the town of Clarksville, New Hampshire near the north end of Crystal Mountain, a seven mile long ridge with elevations ranging from 2,400 to 3,300 feet above sea level. Mount Pisgah (3,081 ft) lies just to the north of the headwaters. The river flows east into the Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant,