Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)
World Heritage
Jordan
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Located on the east bank of the Jordan River, 9 km north of the Dead Sea, this archaeological site consists of two distinct areas: Tell Al-Kharrar, also known as Jabal Mar-Elias (Mount Elijah), and the area of the Church of St. John the Baptist by the river. The site is located in a pristine natural environment and is believed to be the place where Jesus of Nazareth was baptized by John the Baptist. It has Roman and Byzantine remains, including churches and chapels, monasteries, caves used by hermits and a baptismal pool, which testify to the religious character of the site. The site is a place of pilgrimage for Christians.
# Archaeological sites
# Bethany Beyond the Jordan
# Al-Maghtas
# Dead Sea
# St. John the Baptist
# Religious characteristics
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/Al Maghtas in the 1849 Lynch Map of the Jordan River (cropped).jpg)
/Al Maghtas on the 1944 Survey of Palestine map.jpg)
/Madaba Map section showing Βέθαβαρά το τού άγίου Ιωάννου τού βαπτίσματος ('Bethabara, the place of S.jpg)
/The newly built Greek Orthodox Church of John the Baptist.jpg)
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/Mural inside the new Greek Orthodox church, Elijah's fiery ascent into heaven.jpg)
/Mural inside the new Greek Orthodox church, the baptism of Jesus.JPG)
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Information extracted from Wikidata
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bethany%20%285%29.JPG |
| coordinate location | Point(35.550301 31.837109) |
| official website | http://www.baptismsite.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/lang,english |
| page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Al-Maghtas%20banner%20WV.jpg |
| area | 294.155 |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| start time | 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) |
| official name | موقع المعمودية |
| official name | Sitio del bautismo “Betania en la otra orilla del Jordán” (Al-Maghtas) |
| official name | Site du baptême « Béthanie au-delà du Jourdain » (Al-Maghtas) |
| official name | 洗礼の地 |
| official name | Dooplocatie “Bethanië over de Jordaan” (Al-Maghtas) |
| official name | Вифавара, место крещения Иисуса Христа |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| area | 957.178 |
| applies to part | buffer zone |