Jabal al Aḩmar
Jabal al Aḩmar is a hill in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of -354 metres. Jabal al Aḩmar is situated nearby to the locality Umm Nakhlah, as well as near Bethany.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
Church
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3½ km southeast of Jabal al Aḩmar.
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 3½ km southeast of Jabal al Aḩmar.
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.
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 7 km west of Jabal al Aḩmar.
Jabal al Aḩmar
- Type: Hill with an elevation of -354 metres
- Also known as: “Jabal al Ahmar”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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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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Localities in the Area
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