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
Middle Branch Dead Diamond River to the East Branch of the Dead Diamond, finally joining it in the Atkinson and Gilmanton Grant, less than one mile upstream from the confluence of the East Branch and the West Branch of the Dead Diamond. Middle Branch Dead Diamond River The Middle Branch of the Dead Diamond River is a long river in northern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the East Branch of the Dead Diamond River, located in the Androscoggin River watershed of Maine and New Hampshire. The Middle Branch flows for most of its length through Pittsburg, the northernmost town