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 .
  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of around -290 metres (-950 feet)
  • Description: Neolithic and Chalcolithic archaeological site in Jordan
  • Also known as
    “Ghesul”
    “Teileilât Ghassûl”
    “Tell el Ghusūl”
    “Tulaylāt al Ghassūl”
    “Tulaylāt al Ghassūl - Ḩafrayāt”
    “Tulaylāt Ghaysūl”
    “Tuleilal Ghesūl”
    “Tuleilat Ghesul”
    “Tuleilāt Ghisūl”
    “Tuleilat Ghusul”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sweimeh and Al Maghtas.
Village
is a village located in the southern , in the of .
5 km south of Teleilat el-Ghassul
Locality
, officially known as Baptism Site "Bethany…
6 km northwest of Teleilat el-Ghassul
Hamlet
is a Israeli settlement near .
9 km west of Teleilat el-Ghassul
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Latitude
31.80645° or 31° 48′ 23″ north
Longitude
35.60388° or 35° 36′ 14″ east
Open location code
8G3QRJ43+HH
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Teleilat el-Ghassul” goes by many names.
تليلات الغسولArabic
تليلات غسولArabic
تليلات غسول - حفرياتArabic
تليلات غيسولArabic
תלוליות ע’סולHebrew

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