Al Khersee
Al Khersee is a locality in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. Al Khersee is situated nearby to the locality Rawd Faran, as well as near the village الشونة الوسطى.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Maghtas.
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 8 km southwest of Al Khersee.
Al Khersee
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “El Kherse‘e”
- Categories: ruins and historic site
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.89083° or 31° 53′ 27″ northLongitude
35.61194° or 35° 36′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8G3QVJR6+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 798922993OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Al Khersee” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الخرسعة”
- French: “Al Khersee”
- German: “Al Khersee”
Localities in the Area
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