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 .
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  • 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.

Village
is a village located in the southern Jordan Valley, in the of . Its population is around 5000, within 726 households. 's economy is based on agriculture, alongside small projects of trading and tourism. is situated 5 km south of Teleilat el-Ghassul.

Locality
, officially known as Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan", is an archaeological World Heritage Site in , on the east bank of the , reputed to be the location of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist and venerated as such since at least the Byzantine period. is situated 6 km northwest of Teleilat el-Ghassul.

Teleilat el-Ghassul

Latitude
31.80645° or 31° 48′ 23″ north
Longitude
35.60388° or 35° 36′ 14″ east
Elevation
-289 metres (-948 feet)
Open location code
8G3QRJ43+HH
Geo­Names ID
246505
Wiki­data ID
Q48767664
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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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