Visitor Center

Visitor Center is a tourism office in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. Visitor Center is situated nearby to the locality Al Maghtas.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Qasr al Yahud.

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 3 km west of Visitor Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Maghtas and Beit Hogla.

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 3 km west of Visitor Center.

Beit Hogla

Hamlet

Beit Hogla is a Israeli settlement near Jericho. Beit Hogla is situated 7 km southwest of Visitor Center.

Sweimeh

Village

Sweimeh is a village located in the southern Jordan Valley, in the Balqa Governorate of Jordan. Its population is around 5000, within 726 households. Sweimeh's economy is based on agriculture, alongside small projects of trading and tourism. Sweimeh is situated 10 km south of Visitor Center.

Visitor Center

Type: Tourism office
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.84627° or 31° 50′ 47″ north

Longitude

35.57739° or 35° 34′ 39″ east

Open location code

8G3QRHWG+GX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6913157689

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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