text: The Black Sea is a body of water between Eastern Europe and Western Asia, bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It is supplied by a number of major rivers, such as the Danube, Dnieper, Rioni, Southern Bug, and Dniester. The Black Sea has an area of (not including the Sea of Azov), a maximum depth of , and a volume of . It is constrained by the Pontic Mountains to the south and by the Caucasus Mountains to the east, and features a wide shelf to the northwest. The longest east-west extent is about .

text: The

text: Black

text: Sea

text: is

text: body

text: of

text: water

text: between

text: Eastern

text: Europe

text: and

text: Western

text: Asia

text: bounded

text: by

text: Bulgaria

text: Georgia

text: Romania

text: Russia

text: Turkey

text: and

text: Ukraine

text: It

text: is

text: supplied

text: by

text: number

text: of

text: major

text: rivers

text: such

text: as

text: the

text: Danube

text: Dnieper

text: Rioni

text: Southern

text: Bug

text: and

text: Dniester

text: The

text: Black

text: Sea

text: has

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: not

text: including

text: the

text: Sea

text: of

text: Azov

text: maximum

text: depth

text: of

text: and

text: volume

text: of

text: It

text: is

text: constrained

text: by

text: the

text: Pontic

text: Mountains

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: by

text: the

text: Caucasus

text: Mountains

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: features

text: wide

text: shelf

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: The

text: longest

text: east

text: west

text: extent

text: is

text: about

text: Kodyma ( Ukrainian :  ) is a right tributary of the Southern Buh river of Ukraine . Originating from springs in a boggy valley near the village of Budei ( uk :  ) , Kodymsky Raion , Odessa Oblast , it flows within the Odessa Oblast and Mykolaiv Oblast and joins Southern Buh about 199 km away from its mouth , near Pervomaisk , Mykolaiv Oblast . Settlements by the river include Balta town , Holma village ( uk :  ) , Bobrik Pershy ( `` Bobrik the First '' , uk :   ) , and Krive Ozero urban - type settlement ( uk :   , `` Crooked Lake '' ) .

text: Kodyma

text: Ukrainian

text: is

text: right

text: tributary

text: of

text: the

text: Southern

text: Buh

text: river

text: of

text: Ukraine

text: Originating

text: from

text: springs

text: in

text: boggy

text: valley

text: near

text: the

text: village

text: of

text: Budei

text: uk

text: Kodymsky

text: Raion

text: Odessa

text: Oblast

text: it

text: flows

text: within

text: the

text: Odessa

text: Oblast

text: and

text: Mykolaiv

text: Oblast

text: and

text: joins

text: Southern

text: Buh

text: about

text: km

text: away

text: from

text: its

text: mouth

text: near

text: Pervomaisk

text: Mykolaiv

text: Oblast

text: Settlements

text: by

text: the

text: river

text: include

text: Balta

text: town

text: Holma

text: village

text: uk

text: Bobrik

text: Pershy

text: Bobrik

text: the

text: First

text: uk

text: and

text: Krive

text: Ozero

text: urban

text: type

text: settlement

text: uk

text: Crooked

text: Lake

text: Mykolaiv Oblast ('; also referred to as Mykolayivshchyna - "") is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Mykolaiv. Population:

text: Mykolaiv

text: Oblast

text: also

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: Mykolayivshchyna

text: is

text: an

text: oblast

text: province

text: of

text: Ukraine

text: The

text: administrative

text: center

text: of

text: the

text: oblast

text: is

text: the

text: city

text: of

text: Mykolaiv

text: Population

text: Romania is a sovereign state located in Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Hungary, Serbia, and Moldova. It has an area of and a temperate-continental climate. With 19.94 million inhabitants, the country is the seventh-most-populous member state of the European Union. The capital and largest city, Bucharest, with its 1,883,425 inhabitants is the sixth-largest city in the EU.

text: Romania

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: located

text: in

text: Southeastern

text: Europe

text: It

text: borders

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: Bulgaria

text: Ukraine

text: Hungary

text: Serbia

text: and

text: Moldova

text: It

text: has

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: and

text: temperate

text: continental

text: climate

text: With

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: the

text: country

text: is

text: the

text: seventh

text: most

text: populous

text: member

text: state

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: The

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: Bucharest

text: with

text: its

text: inhabitants

text: is

text: the

text: sixth

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: EU

text: The Southern Bug, also called Southern Buh ("Pivdennyi Buh" "Yuzhny Bug"), and sometimes Boh River, is a river located in Ukraine. It is the second longest river in Ukraine.

text: The

text: Southern

text: Bug

text: also

text: called

text: Southern

text: Buh

text: Pivdennyi

text: Buh

text: Yuzhny

text: Bug

text: and

text: sometimes

text: Boh

text: River

text: is

text: river

text: located

text: in

text: Ukraine

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: longest

text: river

text: in

text: Ukraine

text: Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe, situated between the Baltic Sea in the north and two mountain ranges (the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains) in the south. Bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) and Lithuania to the north. The total area of Poland is , making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. With a population of over 38.5 million people, Poland is the 34th most populous country in the world, the 8th most populous country in Europe and the sixth most populous member of the European Union. Poland is a unitary state divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, and its capital and largest city is Warsaw. Other metropolises include Kraków, Wrocaw, Pozna, Gdask and Szczecin.

text: Poland

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Poland

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: Central

text: Europe

text: situated

text: between

text: the

text: Baltic

text: Sea

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: two

text: mountain

text: ranges

text: the

text: Sudetes

text: and

text: Carpathian

text: Mountains

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: Bordered

text: by

text: Germany

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: the

text: Czech

text: Republic

text: and

text: Slovakia

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: Ukraine

text: and

text: Belarus

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: the

text: Baltic

text: Sea

text: Kaliningrad

text: Oblast

text: Russian

text: exclave

text: and

text: Lithuania

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: The

text: total

text: area

text: of

text: Poland

text: is

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: in

text: Europe

text: With

text: population

text: of

text: over

text: million

text: people

text: Poland

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: in

text: Europe

text: and

text: the

text: sixth

text: most

text: populous

text: member

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: Poland

text: is

text: unitary

text: state

text: divided

text: into

text: administrative

text: subdivisions

text: and

text: its

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: is

text: Warsaw

text: Other

text: metropolises

text: include

text: Kraków

text: Wrocaw

text: Pozna

text: Gdask

text: and

text: Szczecin

text:
Mykolaiv, also known as Nikolaev or Nikolayev (from Russian ), is a city in southern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is arguably the main ship building center of the Black Sea. Aside from its three shipyards within the city, there are located a number of research centers specializing in shipbuilding such as the State Research and Design Shipbuilding Center, Zoria-Mashproekt and others.
Population:

text: Mykolaiv

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: Nikolaev

text: or

text: Nikolayev

text: from

text: Russian

text: is

text: city

text: in

text: southern

text: Ukraine

text: the

text: administrative

text: center

text: of

text: the

text: Mykolaiv

text: Oblast

text: Mykolaiv

text: is

text: arguably

text: the

text: main

text: ship

text: building

text: center

text: of

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: Aside

text: from

text: its

text: three

text: shipyards

text: within

text: the

text: city

text: there

text: are

text: located

text: number

text: of

text: research

text: centers

text: specializing

text: in

text: shipbuilding

text: such

text: as

text: the

text: State

text: Research

text: and

text: Design

text: Shipbuilding

text: Center

text: Zoria

text: Mashproekt

text: and

text: others

text: Population

text: Ukraine (tr. ) is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland and Slovakia to the west, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively. Ukraine is currently in territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014 but which Ukraine and most of the international community recognise as Ukrainian. Including Crimea, Ukraine has an area of , making it the largest country entirely within Europe and the 46th largest country in the world. It has a population of about 44.5 million, making it the 32nd most populous country in the world.

text: Ukraine

text: tr

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: in

text: Eastern

text: Europe

text: bordered

text: by

text: Russia

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: northeast

text: Belarus

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: Poland

text: and

text: Slovakia

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Hungary

text: Romania

text: and

text: Moldova

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: and

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: and

text: Sea

text: of

text: Azov

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: southeast

text: respectively

text: Ukraine

text: is

text: currently

text: in

text: territorial

text: dispute

text: with

text: Russia

text: over

text: the

text: Crimean

text: Peninsula

text: which

text: Russia

text: annexed

text: in

text: but

text: which

text: Ukraine

text: and

text: most

text: of

text: the

text: international

text: community

text: recognise

text: as

text: Ukrainian

text: Including

text: Crimea

text: Ukraine

text: has

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: largest

text: country

text: entirely

text: within

text: Europe

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: It

text: has

text: population

text: of

text: about

text: million

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: Odessa Oblast is an oblast or province of southwestern Ukraine located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administrative center is the city of Odessa. Population:

text: Odessa

text: Oblast

text: is

text: an

text: oblast

text: or

text: province

text: of

text: southwestern

text: Ukraine

text: located

text: along

text: the

text: northern

text: coast

text: of

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: Its

text: administrative

text: center

text: is

text: the

text: city

text: of

text: Odessa

text: Population

text: Pervomaisk is a city in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine and the administrative center of the Pervomaisk Raion. Administratively, the city is incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. It is located on the Southern Bug river which bisects the city. Population: In 2001, population was 70,170.

text: Pervomaisk

text: is

text: city

text: in

text: Mykolaiv

text: Oblast

text: Ukraine

text: and

text: the

text: administrative

text: center

text: of

text: the

text: Pervomaisk

text: Raion

text: Administratively

text: the

text: city

text: is

text: incorporated

text: as

text: city

text: of

text: oblast

text: significance

text: and

text: does

text: not

text: belong

text: to

text: the

text: raion

text: It

text: is

text: located

text: on

text: the

text: Southern

text: Bug

text: river

text: which

text: bisects

text: the

text: city

text: Population

text: In

text: population

text: was

text: Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. To the east and southeast, Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways of the Turkish Straits. Yet the non-oceanic borders of Europea concept dating back to classical antiquityare arbitrary. The primarily physiographic term "continent" as applied to Europe also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent's current overland boundaries.

text: Europe

text: is

text: continent

text: that

text: comprises

text: the

text: westernmost

text: part

text: of

text: Eurasia

text: Europe

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: the

text: Arctic

text: Ocean

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: the

text: Mediterranean

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: To

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: southeast

text: Europe

text: is

text: generally

text: considered

text: as

text: separated

text: from

text: Asia

text: by

text: the

text: watershed

text: divides

text: of

text: the

text: Ural

text: and

text: Caucasus

text: Mountains

text: the

text: Ural

text: River

text: the

text: Caspian

text: and

text: Black

text: Seas

text: and

text: the

text: waterways

text: of

text: the

text: Turkish

text: Straits

text: Yet

text: the

text: non

text: oceanic

text: borders

text: of

text: Europea

text: concept

text: dating

text: back

text: to

text: classical

text: antiquityare

text: arbitrary

text: The

text: primarily

text: physiographic

text: term

text: continent

text: as

text: applied

text: to

text: Europe

text: also

text: incorporates

text: cultural

text: and

text: political

text: elements

text: whose

text: discontinuities

text: are

text: not

text: always

text: reflected

text: by

text: the

text: continent

text: 's

text: current

text: overland

text: boundaries

text: The Sea of Azov ("Azovs'ke more/Azovke more") is a sea in Eastern Europe. To the south it is linked by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea, and it is sometimes regarded as a northern extension of the Black Sea. The sea is bounded in the north by mainland Ukraine, in the east by Russia, and in the west by the Crimean Peninsula. The Don and Kuban are the major rivers that flow into it. The Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world, with the depth varying between . There is a constant outflow of water from the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea.

text: The

text: Sea

text: of

text: Azov

text: Azovs'ke

text: more

text: Azovke

text: more

text: is

text: sea

text: in

text: Eastern

text: Europe

text: To

text: the

text: south

text: it

text: is

text: linked

text: by

text: the

text: narrow

text: about

text: Strait

text: of

text: Kerch

text: to

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: and

text: it

text: is

text: sometimes

text: regarded

text: as

text: northern

text: extension

text: of

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: The

text: sea

text: is

text: bounded

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: by

text: mainland

text: Ukraine

text: in

text: the

text: east

text: by

text: Russia

text: and

text: in

text: the

text: west

text: by

text: the

text: Crimean

text: Peninsula

text: The

text: Don

text: and

text: Kuban

text: are

text: the

text: major

text: rivers

text: that

text: flow

text: into

text: it

text: The

text: Sea

text: of

text: Azov

text: is

text: the

text: shallowest

text: sea

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: with

text: the

text: depth

text: varying

text: between

text: There

text: is

text: constant

text: outflow

text: of

text: water

text: from

text: the

text: Sea

text: of

text: Azov

text: to

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: The Crimean Peninsula ("Krymskiy poluostrov;" , "Kryms'ky pivostriv"), also known simply as Crimea ( "Krym" "Krym"), is a major land mass on the northern coast of the Black Sea that is almost completely surrounded by both the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov to the northeast. The peninsula is located south of the Ukrainian region of Kherson and west of the Russian region of Kuban. It is connected to Kherson Oblast by the Isthmus of Perekop and is separated from Kuban by the Strait of Kerch. The Arabat Spit is located to the northeast, a narrow strip of land that separates a system of lagoons named Sivash from the Sea of Azov.

text: The

text: Crimean

text: Peninsula

text: Krymskiy

text: poluostrov

text: Kryms'ky

text: pivostriv

text: also

text: known

text: simply

text: as

text: Crimea

text: Krym

text: Krym

text: is

text: major

text: land

text: mass

text: on

text: the

text: northern

text: coast

text: of

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: that

text: is

text: almost

text: completely

text: surrounded

text: by

text: both

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: and

text: the

text: smaller

text: Sea

text: of

text: Azov

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: The

text: peninsula

text: is

text: located

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: Ukrainian

text: region

text: of

text: Kherson

text: and

text: west

text: of

text: the

text: Russian

text: region

text: of

text: Kuban

text: It

text: is

text: connected

text: to

text: Kherson

text: Oblast

text: by

text: the

text: Isthmus

text: of

text: Perekop

text: and

text: is

text: separated

text: from

text: Kuban

text: by

text: the

text: Strait

text: of

text: Kerch

text: The

text: Arabat

text: Spit

text: is

text: located

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: narrow

text: strip

text: of

text: land

text: that

text: separates

text: system

text: of

text: lagoons

text: named

text: Sivash

text: from

text: the

text: Sea

text: of

text: Azov

annotations: follows single

annotations: likely single

question: mouth_of_the_watercourse kodyma river

answer: southern bug

text: southern bug

text: southern bug

text: southern bug


text: Joan Ganz Cooney (born Joan Ganz; November 30, 1929) is an American television producer. She is one of the founders of the Sesame Workshop (originally "Children's Television Workshop" or CTW), the organization famous for the creation of the children's television show "Sesame Street", which was also co-created by her. Cooney grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and earned a B.A. degree in education from the University of Arizona in 1951. After working for the State Department in Washington, D.C. and as a journalist in Phoenix, she worked as a publicist for television and production companies in New York City. In 1961, she became interested in working for educational television, and became a documentary producer for New York's first educational TV station WNET (Channel 13). Many of the programs she produced won local Emmys.

text: Joan

text: Ganz

text: Cooney

text: born

text: Joan

text: Ganz

text: November

text: is

text: an

text: American

text: television

text: producer

text: She

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: founders

text: of

text: the

text: Sesame

text: Workshop

text: originally

text: Children

text: 's

text: Television

text: Workshop

text: or

text: CTW

text: the

text: organization

text: famous

text: for

text: the

text: creation

text: of

text: the

text: children

text: 's

text: television

text: show

text: Sesame

text: Street

text: which

text: was

text: also

text: co

text: created

text: by

text: her

text: Cooney

text: grew

text: up

text: in

text: Phoenix

text: Arizona

text: and

text: earned

text: B.A.

text: degree

text: in

text: education

text: from

text: the

text: University

text: of

text: Arizona

text: in

text: After

text: working

text: for

text: the

text: State

text: Department

text: in

text: Washington

text: D.C.

text: and

text: as

text: journalist

text: in

text: Phoenix

text: she

text: worked

text: as

text: publicist

text: for

text: television

text: and

text: production

text: companies

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: City

text: In

text: she

text: became

text: interested

text: in

text: working

text: for

text: educational

text: television

text: and

text: became

text: documentary

text: producer

text: for

text: New

text: York

text: 's

text: first

text: educational

text: TV

text: station

text: WNET

text: Channel

text: Many

text: of

text: the

text: programs

text: she

text: produced

text: won

text: local

text: Emmys

text: The Red Sea (also the Erythraean Sea) is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. To the north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez (leading to the Suez Canal). The Red Sea is a Global 200 ecoregion. The sea is underlain by the Red Sea Rift which is part of the Great Rift Valley.

text: The

text: Red

text: Sea

text: also

text: the

text: Erythraean

text: Sea

text: is

text: seawater

text: inlet

text: of

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: lying

text: between

text: Africa

text: and

text: Asia

text: The

text: connection

text: to

text: the

text: ocean

text: is

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: through

text: the

text: Bab

text: el

text: Mandeb

text: strait

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Aden

text: To

text: the

text: north

text: lie

text: the

text: Sinai

text: Peninsula

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Aqaba

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Suez

text: leading

text: to

text: the

text: Suez

text: Canal

text: The

text: Red

text: Sea

text: is

text: Global

text: ecoregion

text: The

text: sea

text: is

text: underlain

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text: Saudi Arabia, officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is an Arab sovereign state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. With a land area of approximately , Saudi Arabia is geographically the fifth-largest state in Asia and second-largest state in the Arab world after Algeria. Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, and Yemen to the south. It is separated from Israel and Egypt by the Gulf of Aqaba. It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert or barren landforms.

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text: Kingdom

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text: bulk

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text: area

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text: approximately

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text: Arabia

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text: fifth

text: largest

text: state

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text: state

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text: Arab

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text: the

text: north

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text: to

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text: northeast

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text: Amman is the capital and most populous city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political and cultural centre. Situated in north-central Jordan, Amman is the administrative centre of the Amman Governorate. The city has a population of 4,007,526 and a land area of . Today, Amman is considered to be among the most liberal and westernized Arab cities. It is a major tourist destination in the region, particularly among Arab and European tourists.

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text: cultural

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text: administrative

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text: Amman

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text: region

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text: The Dead Sea (lit. Salt Sea), is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and Palestine to the west. Its surface and shores are below sea level, Earth's lowest elevation on land. The Dead Sea is deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 34.2% salinity (in 2011), it is 9.6 times as salty as the ocean, and one of the world's saltiest bodies of water. This salinity makes for a harsh environment in which plants and animals cannot flourish, hence its name. The Dead Sea is long and wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley and its main tributary is the Jordan River.

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text: east

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text: and

text: Palestine

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text: west

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text: level

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text: 's

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text: elevation

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text: deepest

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text: world

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text: world

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text: Jordan ('), officially The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ('), is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the east and south, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north, Israel, Palestine and the Dead Sea to the west and the Red Sea in its extreme south-west. Jordan is strategically located at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe. The capital, Amman, is Jordan's most populous city as well as the country's economic, political and cultural centre.

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text: kingdom

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text: Asia

text: on

text: the

text: East

text: Bank

text: of

text: the

text: Jordan

text: River

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text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: Saudi

text: Arabia

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: south

text: Iraq

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: east

text: Syria

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Israel

text: Palestine

text: and

text: the

text: Dead

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: the

text: Red

text: Sea

text: in

text: its

text: extreme

text: south

text: west

text: Jordan

text: is

text: strategically

text: located

text: at

text: the

text: crossroads

text: of

text: Asia

text: Africa

text: and

text: Europe

text: The

text: capital

text: Amman

text: is

text: Jordan

text: 's

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: the

text: country

text: 's

text: economic

text: political

text: and

text: cultural

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text: James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24, 1936  May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, screenwriter, film director and producer who achieved international fame as the creator of the Muppets. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in Leland, Mississippi, and Hyattsville, Maryland, Henson began developing puppets while attending high school. While he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, he created "Sam and Friends", a five-minute sketch-comedy puppet show that appeared on television. After graduating from the University of Maryland with a degree in home economics, he produced coffee advertisements and developed some experimental films. Feeling the need for more creative output, Henson founded Muppets Inc. in 1958 (which would later become the Jim Henson Company).

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text: Henson

text: September

text: May

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text: an

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text: puppeteer

text: artist

text: cartoonist

text: inventor

text: screenwriter

text: film

text: director

text: and

text: producer

text: who

text: achieved

text: international

text: fame

text: as

text: the

text: creator

text: of

text: the

text: Muppets

text: Born

text: in

text: Greenville

text: Mississippi

text: and

text: raised

text: in

text: Leland

text: Mississippi

text: and

text: Hyattsville

text: Maryland

text: Henson

text: began

text: developing

text: puppets

text: while

text: attending

text: high

text: school

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text: was

text: freshman

text: at

text: the

text: University

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text: Maryland

text: College

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text: created

text: Sam

text: and

text: Friends

text: five

text: minute

text: sketch

text: comedy

text: puppet

text: show

text: that

text: appeared

text: on

text: television

text: After

text: graduating

text: from

text: the

text: University

text: of

text: Maryland

text: with

text: degree

text: in

text: home

text: economics

text: he

text: produced

text: coffee

text: advertisements

text: and

text: developed

text: some

text: experimental

text: films

text: Feeling

text: the

text: need

text: for

text: more

text: creative

text: output

text: Henson

text: founded

text: Muppets

text: Inc.

text: in

text: which

text: would

text: later

text: become

text: the

text: Jim

text: Henson

text: Company

text: Western Asia, West Asia, Southwestern Asia or Southwest Asia is the westernmost subregion of Asia. The concept is in limited use, as it significantly overlaps with the Middle East (or Near East), the main difference being the exclusion of Egypt (which would be counted as part of North Africa). The term is sometimes used for the purposes of grouping countries in statistics.

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text: Asia

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text: the

text: westernmost

text: subregion

text: of

text: Asia

text: The

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text: is

text: in

text: limited

text: use

text: as

text: it

text: significantly

text: overlaps

text: with

text: the

text: Middle

text: East

text: or

text: Near

text: East

text: the

text: main

text: difference

text: being

text: the

text: exclusion

text: of

text: Egypt

text: which

text: would

text: be

text: counted

text: as

text: part

text: of

text: North

text: Africa

text: The

text: term

text: is

text: sometimes

text: used

text: for

text: the

text: purposes

text: of

text: grouping

text: countries

text: in

text: statistics

text: Iraq (, or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of Iraq ('; ') is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds; others include Assyrians, Turkmen, Shabakis, Yazidis, Armenians, Mandeans, Circassians, and Kawliya. Around 95% of the country's 36 million citizens are Muslims, with Christianity, Yarsan, Yezidism, and Mandeanism also present. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish.

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text: or

text: officially

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Iraq

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: Western

text: Asia

text: bordered

text: by

text: Turkey

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Kuwait

text: to

text: the

text: southeast

text: Saudi

text: Arabia

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: Jordan

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: and

text: Syria

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: The

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: is

text: Baghdad

text: The

text: main

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text: Arabs

text: and

text: Kurds

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text: Turkmen

text: Shabakis

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text: Armenians

text: Mandeans

text: Circassians

text: and

text: Kawliya

text: Around

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: 's

text: million

text: citizens

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text: Muslims

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text: Christianity

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text: and

text: Mandeanism

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text: present

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text: official

text: languages

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text: Iraq

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text: Arabic

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text: Kurdish

text: The Jordan River (also River Jordan; "Nahar ha-Yarden"; "Nahr al-Urdun", Ancient Greek: , "Iordànes") is a -long river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea. Israel and the West Bank border the river to the west, while the Golan Heights and Jordan lie to its east. Both Jordan and the West Bank take their names from the river.

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text: Yarden

text: Nahr

text: al

text: Urdun

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text: Greek

text: Iordànes

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text: -long

text: river

text: in

text: the

text: Middle

text: East

text: that

text: flows

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text: north

text: to

text: south

text: through

text: the

text: Sea

text: of

text: Galilee

text: and

text: on

text: to

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text: Dead

text: Sea

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text: and

text: the

text: West

text: Bank

text: border

text: the

text: river

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: while

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text: Golan

text: Heights

text: and

text: Jordan

text: lie

text: to

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text: east

text: Both

text: Jordan

text: and

text: the

text: West

text: Bank

text: take

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text: names

text: from

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text: river

text: Syria, officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic (""), is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. Syria's capital and largest city is Damascus.

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text: known

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text: Syrian

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text: country

text: in

text: Western

text: Asia

text: bordering

text: Lebanon

text: and

text: the

text: Mediterranean

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Turkey

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Iraq

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Jordan

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: Israel

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: Syria

text: 's

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: is

text: Damascus

text: Hikayat Simsim ( Arabic :    ) is the Jordanian co-production of Sesame Street . The main Muppet characters in the Jordanian version are Juljul and Tonton . Issa Sweidan plays the lovable grandfather figure Jiddo Simsim . The Jordanian version premiered in October 2003 . A second season debuted in January 2007 . A third and fourth season followed . Sesame Workshop and Jordan Pioneers have joined together to create Hikayat Simsim , a multimedia project that presents messages of respect and understanding to young children in the Middle East . The Sesame Street format provides educational material that is culturally relevant to Jordanian children . The content focuses on subjects such as literacy , numeracy , health and hygiene , national identity , needs of Iraqi refugee children , mutual respect , tolerance , and understanding . Sesame Stories ( Jordan ) , or Hikayat Simsim in Arabic , was created , written , and produced by local educators and television professionals . The show combines segments featuring the Sesame Street Muppet characters with animation and mini-documentaries ( live action films ) . Locally developed characters appeal to preschoolers and engage them with humor relevant to Jordanian culture . Animation and live action pieces introduce Jordanian children to positive images of themselves and others . The project is funded in large part by project partners . Twenty - six episodes of Hikayat Simsim , co-produced by Sesame Workshop and Jordan Pioneers ( Amman ) , aired in Jordan beginning in October 2003 on Jordan Television , Jordan 's public television station . A community outreach initiative supplements the television series . In total , four seasons consisting of 104 episodes have been completed .

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text: Simsim

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text: Jordanian

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text: production

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text: Street

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text: in

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text: Jordanian

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text: Tonton

text: Issa

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text: lovable

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text: fourth

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text: Workshop

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text: Jordan

text: Pioneers

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text: project

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text: messages

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text: respect

text: and

text: understanding

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text: the

text: Middle

text: East

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text: Street

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text: content

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text: health

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text: understanding

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text: Sesame Street is a long-running American children's television series, produced by Sesame Workshop (formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop) and created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. The program is known for its educational content, and images communicated through the use of Jim Henson's Muppets, animation, short films, humor, and cultural references. The series premiered on November 10, 1969, to positive reviews, some controversy, and high viewership; it has aired on the U.S.'s national public television provider (PBS) since its debut, with its first run moving to premium channel HBO on January 16, 2016.

text: Sesame

text: Street

text: is

text: long

text: running

text: American

text: children

text: 's

text: television

text: series

text: produced

text: by

text: Sesame

text: Workshop

text: formerly

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Children

text: 's

text: Television

text: Workshop

text: and

text: created

text: by

text: Joan

text: Ganz

text: Cooney

text: and

text: Lloyd

text: Morrisett

text: The

text: program

text: is

text: known

text: for

text: its

text: educational

text: content

text: and

text: images

text: communicated

text: through

text: the

text: use

text: of

text: Jim

text: Henson

text: 's

text: Muppets

text: animation

text: short

text: films

text: humor

text: and

text: cultural

text: references

text: The

text: series

text: premiered

text: on

text: November

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text: controversy

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text: high

text: viewership

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text: has

text: aired

text: on

text: the

text: U.S.

text: 's

text: national

text: public

text: television

text: provider

text: PBS

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text: debut

text: with

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text: first

text: run

text: moving

text: to

text: premium

text: channel

text: HBO

text: on

text: January

text: Israel , officially known as the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest. The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel's financial and technology center is Tel Aviv, while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, although the state's sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem is internationally unrecognized.

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text: as

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text: State

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text: Middle

text: East

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text: southeastern

text: shore

text: of

text: the

text: Mediterranean

text: Sea

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text: the

text: northern

text: shore

text: of

text: the

text: Red

text: Sea

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text: has

text: land

text: borders

text: with

text: Lebanon

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Syria

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: Jordan

text: on

text: the

text: east

text: the

text: Palestinian

text: territories

text: of

text: the

text: West

text: Bank

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text: Gaza

text: Strip

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text: the

text: east

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text: west

text: respectively

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text: Egypt

text: to

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text: southwest

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text: country

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text: diverse

text: features

text: within

text: its

text: relatively

text: small

text: area

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text: financial

text: and

text: technology

text: center

text: is

text: Tel

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text: seat

text: of

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text: capital

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text: Jerusalem

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text: the

text: state

text: 's

text: sovereignty

text: over

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text: city

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text: Jerusalem

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text: internationally

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annotations: likely multiple

question: narrative_location hikayat simsim

answer: new york city

text: new york city