Allenby Bridge

The Allenby Bridge, known officially in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge, is a bridge that crosses the near the city of in the and the town of Al-Karameh in .
Wikipedia
Photo: Abutoum, Public domain.
  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: international border crossings between Jordan and occupied Palestine
  • Also known as: “3”, “Al-Karameh Bridge”, “Allenby border crossing”, “Jordan West Bank border crossing #1488”, and “King Hussein Bridge”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Maghtas and Na’ama.

Locality
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, officially known as Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan", is an archaeological World Heritage Site in , on the east bank of the , reputed to be the location of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist and venerated as such since at least the Byzantine period. is situated 4 km south of Allenby Bridge.

Village
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Na'ama is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the . Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. is situated 8 km northwest of Allenby Bridge.

Photo: Reuvenk, CC BY 3.0.
, the "City of Palms", is a small city within the Palestinian Territories close to the northern end of and some 55 km from .

Allenby Bridge

Latitude
31.87447° or 31° 52′ 28″ north
Longitude
35.54073° or 35° 32′ 27″ east
Named after
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
Open location code
8G3QVGFR+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1328060632
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q712133
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Allenby Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر الملك حسين”
  • Bengali: “অ্যালেনবি সেতু”
  • Bengali: “রাজা হুসাইন সেতু”
  • Catalan: “Pont Allenby”
  • Chinese: “亞倫比大橋”
  • Chinese: “阿倫比大橋”
  • Czech: “Allenby Bridge”
  • Czech: “Allenbyho most”
  • Czech: “Hraniční přechod Allenbyho most”
  • Danish: “Allenby-broen”
  • Dutch: “Allenbybrug”
  • Dutch: “Koning Hoesseinbrug”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جسر اللنبى”
  • Esperanto: “Allenby-ponto”
  • French: “pont Al-Karameh”
  • French: “pont Allenby”
  • French: “Pont Allenby”
  • French: “pont du roi Hussein”
  • French: “poste frontière #1488 Jordan West Bank border”
  • German: “Allenby-Brücke”
  • German: “König-Hussein-Brücke”
  • Hebrew: “גשר אלנבי”
  • Italian: “Ponte Allenby”
  • Italian: “valico di Allenby”
  • Japanese: “アレンビー橋”
  • Japanese: “キング・フセイン橋”
  • Japanese: “キングフセイン橋”
  • Kashmiri: “ایلنبی کٔدٕل”
  • Kashmiri: “بادشاہ حسین کٔدٕل”
  • Korean: “알렌비 다리”
  • Persian: “پل آلنبی”
  • Polish: “Most Allenby’ego”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte Allenby”
  • Russian: “Мост Алленби”
  • Russian: “Мост короля Хусейна”
  • Spanish: “puente Allenby”
  • Spanish: “Puente Allenby”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Allenby Bridge and Customs Service Building.

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