Teleilat el-Ghassul
Teleilat el-Ghassul, also spelled Tuleilat el-Ghassul and Tulaylât al-Ghassûl, is the site of several small hillocks containing the remains of a number of Neolithic and Chalcolithic villages in Jordan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic and Chalcolithic archaeological site in Jordan
- Also known as: “Ghesul”, “Teileilât Ghassûl”, “Teleilat el Ghassul”, “Tell el Ghusūl”, “Tulaylāt al Ghassūl”, “Tulaylāt al Ghassūl - Ḩafrayāt”, “Tulaylat Ghaysul”, “Tulaylāt Ghaysūl”, “Tuleilal Ghesūl”, “Tuleilat Ghesul”, “Tuleilāt Ghisūl”, and “Tuleilat Ghusul”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sweimeh and Al Maghtas.
Sweimeh
Village
Sweimeh is a village located in the southern Jordan Valley, in the Balqa Governorate of Jordan. Its population is around 5000, within 726 households. Sweimeh's economy is based on agriculture, alongside small projects of trading and tourism. Sweimeh is situated 5 km south of Teleilat el-Ghassul.
Al Maghtas
Locality
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Al-Maghtas, officially known as Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan", is an archaeological World Heritage Site in Jordan, on the east bank of the Jordan River, reputed to be the location of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist and venerated as such since at least the Byzantine period. Al Maghtas is situated 6 km northwest of Teleilat el-Ghassul.
Teleilat el-Ghassul
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Teleilat el-Ghassul” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تليلات الغسول”
- Arabic: “تليلات غسول - حفريات”
- Arabic: “تليلات غسول”
- Arabic: “تليلات غيسول”
- Hebrew: “תלוליות ע’סול”
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