Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah
Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah is a locality in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy al Ḩammūd, as well as near Al Jawāsirah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Maghtas.
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 9 km southwest of Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah.
Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ash Shūnah”, “Ash Shunah al Janubiyah”, “El Shun”, “El Shune”, “Shûna”, “Shuna al Janubiya”, “Shuna Janubiya”, “Shūnat Nimrīn”, and “Shūnet Nimrīn”
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.8915° or 31° 53′ 29″ northLongitude
35.6178° or 35° 37′ 4″ eastElevation
-233 metres (-764 feet)Open location code
8G3QVJR9+J4GeoNames ID
246816
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In Other Languages
“Ash Shūnah al Janūbīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشونة الجنوبية”
Localities in the Area
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