Dayr Mār Yūḩannā
Dayr Mār Yūḩannā is a shrine in West Bank, Palestine. Dayr Mār Yūḩannā is situated nearby to the church Qasr al Yahud, as well as near the locality Al Maghtas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Qasr al Yahud.
Qasr al Yahud
Church
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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 Jordan River. Qasr al Yahud is situated 610 metres east of Dayr Mār Yūḩannā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Maghtas and Beit HaArava.
Al Maghtas
Locality
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Beit HaArava
Village
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Beit HaArava is an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the West Bank. Located near the Dead Sea and Jericho at the eponymous Beit HaArava Junction, the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. Beit HaArava is situated 7 km southwest of Dayr Mār Yūḩannā.
Jericho
Jericho, the "City of Palms", is a small city within the Palestinian Territories close to the northern end of Dead Sea and some 55 km from Jerusalem.
Dayr Mār Yūḩannā
- Type: Shrine
- Also known as: “Dayr Mar Yuhanna”
- Category: religion
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.83742° or 31° 50′ 15″ northLongitude
35.53958° or 35° 32′ 23″ eastElevation
-368 metres (-1,207 feet)Open location code
8G3QRGPQ+XRGeoNames ID
282844
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In Other Languages
“Dayr Mār Yūḩannā” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير مار يوحنا”
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