Al Katsair

Places of Interest Nearby

Qasr al Yahud

Church

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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 1 km northeast of Al Katsair.

Deir Hajla

Church

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Deir Hajla or Qasr Hajla is the Arabic name of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Gerasimus, a monastery located in the Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, west of the River Jordan and north of the Dead Sea. Deir Hajla is situated 4 km west of Al Katsair.

King Abdullah Bridge

Memorial

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The King Abdullah Bridge is a destroyed bridge over the Jordan River in the northern Dead Sea region near the remains of Beit HaArava. It formerly connected the area of Jericho with Jordan and formed part of the main road between Jerusalem and Amman. King Abdullah Bridge is situated 3½ km south of Al Katsair.

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Al Maghtas

Locality

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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

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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 west of Al Katsair.

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