Al Maghţas

Places of Interest

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.

King Abdullah Bridge

Memorial

Photo: עידו, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The King Abdullah Bridge is a destroyed bridge over the Jordan River in the northern Dead Sea region near the remains of Beit HaArava. It formerly connected the area of Jericho with Jordan and formed part of the main road between Jerusalem and Amman. King Abdullah Bridge is situated 4 km south of Al Maghţas.

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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 Al Maghţas.

Jericho

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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.

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