🏛️ Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)

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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 Great Jordan.

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Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) is a cultural World Heritage site in Jordan, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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