Sweimeh

Sweimeh is a village located in the southern Jordan Valley, in the of . Its population is around 5000, within 726 households. Sweimeh's economy is based on agriculture, alongside small projects of trading and tourism.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Balqa Governorate, Jordan
  • Also known as: Suwaymah”, “Sūwaymah”, “Suweima”, and “Sweime

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Maghtas.

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 10 km northwest of Sweimeh.

Sweimeh

Latitude
31.761° or 31° 45′ 40″ north
Longitude
35.59653° or 35° 35′ 48″ east
Elevation
-342 metres (-1,122 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQH6W+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7549550893
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
246642
Wiki­data ID
Q110921589
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Sweimeh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: السويمة
  • Arabic: سويمة
  • Arabic: قرية سويمة
  • French: Swemeh
  • Persian: السویمه
  • Russian: Сувайма

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