Wādī ‘Ayn Yūnus

Wādī ‘Ayn Yūnus is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī ‘Ayn Yūnus is situated nearby to the region Allenby Bridge, as well as near the locality Al Maghtas.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Allenby Bridge and Qasr al Yahud.

Allenby Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Abutoum, Public domain.

The Allenby Bridge, known officially in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge, is a bridge that crosses the Jordan River near the city of Jericho in the West Bank and the town of Al-Karameh in Jordan.

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 2½ km south of Wādī ‘Ayn Yūnus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Maghtas and Jericho.

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. Al Maghtas is situated 2½ km southeast of Wādī ‘Ayn Yūnus.

Jericho

Photo: Reuvenk, CC BY 3.0.

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.

An-Nuway’imah

Suburb

al-Nuway'imah is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located five kilometers north of Jericho. It is situated in a low elevation below sea level in the central Jordan Valley. An-Nuway’imah is situated 8 km west of Wādī ‘Ayn Yūnus.

Wādī ‘Ayn Yūnus

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Wādī ‘Ain Yunis”, “Wadi ‘Ayn Yunus”, and “Wādī ‘Ein Yūnis”
Category: body of water
Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.85845° or 31° 51′ 30″ north

Longitude

35.53712° or 35° 32′ 14″ east

Elevation

-382 metres (-1,253 feet)

Open location code

8G3QVG5P+9R

GeoNames ID

284494

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Localities in the Area

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