Jabal al Aḩmar

Jabal al Aḩmar is a hill in , and has an elevation of -354 metres. Jabal al Aḩmar is situated nearby to the region , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Allenby Bridge and Qasr al Yahud.

Bridge
Photo: Abutoum, Public domain.
The , known officially in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge, is a bridge that crosses the near the city of in the and the town of Al-Karameh in .

Church
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Al-Maghtas, is the western section of the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist on the . is situated 3½ km southeast of Jabal al Aḩmar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Maghtas and Jericho.

Locality
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, 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 3½ km southeast of Jabal al Aḩmar.

Photo: Reuvenk, CC BY 3.0.
, the "City of Palms", is a small city within the Palestinian Territories close to the northern end of and some 55 km from .

Suburb
al-Nuway'imah is a Palestinian village in the in the eastern , located five kilometers north of . It is situated in a low elevation below sea level in the central Jordan Valley. is situated 7 km west of Jabal al Aḩmar.

Jabal al Aḩmar

Latitude
31.86274° or 31° 51′ 46″ north
Longitude
35.52612° or 35° 31′ 34″ east
Elevation
-354 metres (-1,161 feet)
Open location code
8G3QVG7G+3C
Geo­Names ID
285137
Wiki­data ID
Q31493159
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Dutch—“Jabal al Aḩmar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل الاحمر”
  • Cebuano: “Jabal al Aḩmar”
  • Dutch: “Jabal al Aḩmar”

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