Tell er-Rameh
Tell er-Rameh or Tall el-Rama is a small mound in Jordan rising in the plain east of the River Jordan, about twelve miles from Jericho. It presently has a Muslim cemetery on the acropolis that prevents it from being excavated.Photo: Deg777, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tell el-Hammam.
Tell el-Hammam
Archaeological site
Photo: Deg777, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tell el-Hammam is an archaeological site in the Amman Governorate of Jordan, in the eastern part of the lower Jordan Valley 11.7 kilometers east of the Jordan River and not far from its mouth. Tell el-Hammam is situated 3½ km northeast of Tell er-Rameh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sweimeh and Al Maghtas.
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 8 km southwest of Tell er-Rameh.
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 9 km west of Tell er-Rameh.
Tell er-Rameh
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Jordan
- Categories: tell, mound, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.8256° or 31° 49′ 32″ northLongitude
35.64452° or 35° 38′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8G3QRJGV+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1082331761OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q85805483
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Tell er-Rameh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل الرامة”
- Ukrainian: “Телль-ель-Раме”
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