# Canonical recap data for Dead Sea Settlements Electoral Councils (8500)
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slug: dead-sea-councils
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/8500/dead-sea-councils"
title: Dead Sea Settlements Electoral Councils
subtitle: Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlements near the Dead Sea show evidence of communal decision-making structures and leadership councils governing resource allocation and defense.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 8500-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 8500
decade: 8500
country:
name: Palestine
slug: palestine
summaryShort: The Dead Sea, also known by other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest. It lies in the endorheic basin of the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.
summaryLong: The Dead Sea, also known by other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest. It lies in the endorheic basin of the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Dead_Sea_beach_00.JPG/1280px-Dead_Sea_beach_00.JPG"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Dead Sea"
importance: 70
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea"
  title: Dead Sea
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: The Dead Sea, also known by other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest. It lie
wikidataQid: Q23883
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260630071616/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-30
  label: Dead Sea
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea"
