Al Maghţas

Al Maghţas is an archaeological site in , . Al Maghţas is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Qasr al Yahud and King Abdullah Bridge.

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 560 metres northwest of Al Maghţas.

Memorial
Photo: עידו, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a destroyed bridge over the in the northern region near the remains of . It formerly connected the area of with Jordan and formed part of the main road between and . is situated 3½ km south of Al Maghţas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Maghtas and Beit Hogla.

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.

Hamlet
is a Israeli settlement near . is situated 4 km west of Al Maghţas.

Village
Photo: Dnd man, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the . Located near the and at the eponymous Junction, the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. is situated 7 km west of Al Maghţas.

Al Maghţas

Latitude
31.83294° or 31° 49′ 59″ north
Longitude
35.54944° or 35° 32′ 58″ east
Elevation
-382 metres (-1,253 feet)
Open location code
8G3QRGMX+5Q
Geo­Names ID
11265304
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In Other Languages

“Al Maghţas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المغطس - مخاضة”
  • Arabic: “المغطس”

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