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  • Qasr el Yahud

    Qasr el Yahud is the official name of a baptism site in the Jordan River Valley region of the West Bank, Palestine. It is the western part of the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist (Al-Maghtas), a name which was historically used for the pilgrimage site on both sides of the river.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Baptism Site-Eshria’a-(Al-Maghtas).
    UNESCO Tentative List
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    Qasr el Yahud


    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2015

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    1st Century BC


    Roman

    Christian

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    Christian Monuments


     

     

     

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