Qasr al-Yahud

Qasr al-Yahud, also known as Al-Maghtas, is the western section of the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist on the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: baptism site, West Bank
  • Also known as: “Qasr al Yahud”, “Qaşr al Yahūd”, and “Qasr el Yahūd”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Deir Hajla and Kedem Arava.

Church
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or Qasr Hajla is the Arabic name of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Gerasimus, a monastery located in the , , , west of the River Jordan and north of the . is situated 2 km southwest of Qasr al-Yahud.

Residential area
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is a residential area, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Qasr al-Yahud.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Maghtas and Beit HaArava.

Locality
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, 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 3 km east of Qasr al-Yahud.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the . Located near the and at the eponymous Junction, the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. is situated 4½ km southwest of Qasr al-Yahud.

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, the "City of Palms", is a small city within the Palestinian Territories close to the northern end of and some 55 km from .

Qasr al-Yahud

Latitude
31.83333° or 31° 50′ north
Longitude
35.51667° or 35° 31′ east
Elevation
-344 metres (-1,129 feet)
Open location code
8G3QRGM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
282398
Wiki­data ID
Q1574073
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yakut—“Qasr al-Yahud” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر اليهود”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qəsr əl Yəhud”
  • Catalan: “Qasr el Yahud”
  • Chinese: “卡斯爾·雅胡德”
  • Chinese: “耶胡德堡”
  • Czech: “Kasr al-Jahúd”
  • Czech: “Kasr al-Jehud”
  • Czech: “Kasser al Yahud”
  • Czech: “Qasr al-Jahúd”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر اليهود”
  • French: “Kasser al Yahoud”
  • French: “Qasr al-Yahoud”
  • German: “Qasr al-Yahud”
  • Hebrew: “קאסר אל יהוד”
  • Hebrew: “קאסר אל-יהוד”
  • Hebrew: “קסר אל-יהוד”
  • Hebrew: “קצר אל-יהוד”
  • Hebrew: “קצר אליהוד”
  • Indonesian: “Qasr el Yahud”
  • Italian: “Qasr el Yahud”
  • Japanese: “カスル・エル・ヤフド”
  • Polish: “Kasr al-Jahud”
  • Polish: “Qasr al-Yahud”
  • Portuguese: “Qasr el Yahud”
  • Russian: “Каср-эль-Яхуд”
  • Slovak: “Qasr al-Yahúd”
  • Spanish: “Qasr el Yahud”
  • Swedish: “Qasr el Yahud”
  • Urdu: “قصر الیہود”
  • Yakut: “Каср ал-Йахуд”

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