अल-मगतस
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
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