Wikipedia's first sentence called it “hill in the southwestern part of the dead sea in jordan”. Today it says “hill along the southwestern part of the dead sea in israel”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Mountain of Sodom" or "Mount Sodom" is a hill in the southwestern part of the Dead Sea in Jordan .1It is most remarkable because it is made almost entirely of the rock salt.2It is approximately five miles long, three miles wide, and 742 feet above water level. Because of weathering, sometimes portions become separated.3One of these separate pillars has been labeled " Lot's Wife," which is a reference to the Biblical account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah .4
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Mount Sodom, Israel, showing the so-called "Lot's Wife" pillar made of halite like the rest of the mountain. 31°4′19″N 35°23′49″E  /  31.07194°N 35.39694°E  / 31.07194; 35.39694 Mount Sodom ( , Jabal(u) 'ssudūm ; , Har Sedom ) is a hill along the southwestern part of the Dead Sea in Israel .It is most remarkable because it is made almost entirely of halite , or rock salt.It is approximately five miles long, three miles (5 km) wide, 742 feet (226 m) above the Dead Sea water level, and yet 557 feet (170 m) below sea level . Because of weathering, sometimes portions become separated. One of these separate pillars has been labeled " Lot's Wife ", see "Lot's Wife" pillar which is a reference to the Biblical account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah .
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The "Lot's Wife" pillar on Mount Sodom, Israel.The pillar is made of halite .Salt cave in Mt.Bedded halite at Mount Sodom. 31°4′19″N 35°23′49″E  /  31.07194°N 35.39694°E  / 31.07194; 35.39694 Mount Sodom ( , Har Sedom ) or Jebel Usdum ( , Jabal(u) 'ssudūm ) is a hill along the southwestern part of the Dead Sea in Israel , part of the Judean Desert Nature Reserve.Mount Sodom began its rise hundreds of thousands of years ago, and it continues to grow taller at a rate of 3.5 mm a year. It is most remarkable because it is made almost entirely of halite , or rock salt. It is approximately 8 km (5 miles) long, 5 km (3 miles) wide, and 226 metres (742 ft) above the Dead Sea water level, yet 170 metres (557 ft) below world mean sea level .Because of weathering, portions sometimes become separated.One of these separate pillars has been labeled " Lot's wife ", a reference to Lot's wife in the biblical account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah .
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The "Lot's Wife" pillar on Mount Sodom, Israel, made of halite Salt cave in Mount Sodom Bedded halite at Mount Sodom 31°4′19″N 35°23′49″E  /  31.07194°N 35.39694°E  / 31.07194; 35.39694 Mount Sodom ( , Har Sedom ) is a hill along the southwestern part of the Dead Sea in Israel , part of the Judaean Desert Nature Reserve.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Hill in Israel The "Lot's Wife" pillar on Mount Sodom, Israel, made of halite Salt cave in Mount Sodom Bedded halite at Mount Sodom 31°4′19″N 35°23′49″E  /  31.07194°N 35.39694°E  / 31.07194; 35.39694 Mount Sodom ( , Har Sedom ) is a hill along the southwestern part of the Dead Sea in Israel ; it is part of the Judaean Desert Nature Reserve. It takes its name from the legendary city of Sodom , whose destruction is the subject of a narrative in the Bible.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Hill in Israel The "Lot's Wife" pillar on Mount Sodom, Israel, made of halite Salt cave in Mount Sodom Bedded halite at Mount Sodom Mount Sodom ( Hebrew : הר סדום , Har Sedom ) is a hill along the southwestern part of the Dead Sea in Israel ; it is part of the Judaean Desert Nature Reserve. It takes its name from the biblical city of Sodom , whose destruction is the subject of a narrative in the Bible.
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hill in the southwestern part of the dead sea in jordan
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hill along the southwestern part of the dead sea in israel
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