The inaugural festivities for the opening of Kallia, the Jewish health resort by the Dead Sea, took place today. Major Tulloch, one of the heads of the Dead Sea development project, addressed the audience, outlining the progress of the development of the area.
Besides the extraction of potash and other minerals from the Dead Sea, the company is interested in other projects in the district, of which the health resort is one.
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