Al Maghtas
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. The place has also been referred to as Bethabara () and historically Bethany () or Bethany Beyond the Jordan (see below).
Key facts
- Historic site.name
- Al-Maghtas
- Historic site.other_name
- Bethany Beyond the Jordan
- Historic site.native_name
- المغطس
- Historic site.native_language
- ar
- Historic site.image
- Bethany (5).JPG
- Historic site.caption
- Excavation of baptism site
- Historic site.locmapin
- Jordan
- Historic site.location
- Balqa Governorate, Jordan
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
- yes
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.official_name
- Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" (Al-Maghtas)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria
- (iii)(vi)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
Article
27 sectionsContents
- Names
- Bethany
- Bethabara
- Al-Maghtas
- Geography
- Religious significance
- Israelites' crossing of the Jordan
- Prophet Elijah
- Baptism of Jesus
- Historicity
- History and archaeology
- Pre-Roman settlement
- Roman and Byzantine periods
- Early Muslim period
- Mamluk and Ottoman periods
- Rediscovery after 1994 and tourism
- Features
- Tell el-Kharrar or Elijah's Hill and the baptismal pools
- Bankside area (Zor)
- Hermitages
- Tombs
- UNESCO involvement
- Site management
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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. The place has also been referred to as Bethabara () and historically Bethany () or Bethany Beyond the Jordan (see below).
Al-Maghtas includes two principal archaeological areas: the remnants of a monastery on a mound known as Jabal Mar-Elias () and an area close to the river with remains of churches, baptism ponds and pilgrim and hermit dwellings. The two areas are connected by a stream called Wadi Kharrar ().