Qasr al Yahud
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.Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: baptism site, West Bank
- Also known as: “Qasr al-Yahud”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King Abdullah Bridge.
King Abdullah Bridge
Memorial
Photo: עידו, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The King Abdullah Bridge is an inoperative bridge over the Jordan River between the West Bank and Jordan. It is about 5 kilometers south east of Jericho, and about 4 kilometres south of the Allenby Bridge. King Abdullah Bridge is situated 4 km south of Qasr al Yahud.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Maghtas and Beit HaArava.
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
Photo: Dnd man, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Qasr al Yahud.
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.
Qasr al Yahud
- Categories: archaeological site, human settlement, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Quds Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.83703° or 31° 50′ 13″ northLongitude
35.54605° or 35° 32′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8G3QRGPW+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 2898077788OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1574073
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yakut—“Qasr al Yahud” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر اليهود”
- Azerbaijani: “Qəsr əl Yəhud”
- Catalan: “Qasr el Yahud”
- Chinese: “卡斯爾·雅胡德”
- Chinese: “耶胡德堡”
- Czech: “Kasr al-Jahúd”
- Czech: “Kasr al-Jehud”
- Czech: “Kasser al Yahud”
- Czech: “Qasr al-Jahúd”
- Czech: “Židovský palác”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قصر اليهود”
- French: “Kasser al Yahoud”
- French: “Qasr al-Yahoud”
- German: “Qasr al-Yahud”
- Hebrew: “קאסר אל יהוד”
- Hebrew: “קאסר אל-יהוד”
- Hebrew: “קסר אל-יהוד”
- Hebrew: “קצר אל-יהוד”
- Hebrew: “קצר אליהוד”
- Indonesian: “Qasr el Yahud”
- Italian: “Qasr el Yahud”
- Japanese: “カスル・エル・ヤフド”
- Polish: “Kasr al-Jahud”
- Polish: “Qasr al-Yahud”
- Portuguese: “Qasr el Yahud”
- Russian: “Каср-эль-Яхуд”
- Slovak: “Qasr al-Yahúd”
- Spanish: “Palacio Judío”
- Spanish: “Qasr el Yahud”
- Swedish: “Qasr el Yahud”
- Urdu: “قصر الیہود”
- Yakut: “Каср ал-Йахуд”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint John the Baptist and St. John the Baptist Monastery (Franciscan Order).
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