With this MT project we aim to image the electrical conductivity distribution of the subsurface of the dead sea basin and adjacent areas with high enough resolution and sounding depth to be able to decipher or at least constrain structural and lithological parameters such as the position and depth extent of major faults and the depth of and possible structural details within the sedimentary basin fill. We furthermore intend to derive an electrical conductivity image on the scale of the entire crust, covering the regions of the Dead Sea Basin and the escarpments to the east and west. The MT profile will roughly follow the seismic profiles, crossing the transform about 100 km north of the DESERT profile. The profile crosss the DST at the place where the fault separates into an eastern and western border fault, where the basin fill is at its largest and where intruded salt domes are likely three-dimensional features. In addition to the main profile, we plan to work along a shorter, approximately 30 km long in-basin profile. With the in-basin profile we intend to quantify the effect of the highly conductive Dead Sea brines (ocean effect) but also to test if structural details within the sedimentary basin can be resolved.