Qasr al-Yahud

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Qasr al-Yahud is the western section of the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist on the Jordan River. It has also been traditionally identified with two episodes from the Hebrew Bible, as one of the possible points through which the Israelites have crossed the Jordan river as they reached the Promised Land, and as the site where prophet Elijah ascended to heaven. Qasr al-Yahud is actually an Arabic name given to the nearby Monastery of St John the Baptist, but is also being used for the West Bank section of the baptism site itself. ()

Local name: קאסר אל-יהוד Coordinates: 31°50'18"N, 35°32'20"E

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Qasr al-Yahud – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Deir Hajla, Hisham's Palace, Allenby Bridge, Tower of Jericho.

2.5 miSW
Monastery
Deir Hajla, Jericho
64 min walk • Deir Hajla or Deir Hijleh is the Arabic name of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Gerasimus. It is located in the Jericho Governorate in the West Bank, west of the River Jordan and north of the Dead Sea.
5.5 miNW
Historical place, Archaeological site
Hisham's Palace, Jericho
141 min walk • Hisham's Palace is an important early Islamic archaeological site of the Umayyad dynasty from the first half of the 8th century, one of the so-called Umayyad desert castles. It is located at Khirbat al-Mafjar, 5 km north of the town of Jericho, West Bank.
2.5 miN
Bridge
Allenby Bridge
63 min walk • The Allenby Bridge, known officially in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge, and also called Al-Karameh Bridge by Palestinian Arabs, is a bridge that crosses the Jordan River near the city of Jericho, and connects the West Bank with Jordan.
6 miW
Archaeological site
Tower of Jericho, Jericho
153 min walk • The Tower of Jericho is an 8.5-metre-tall stone structure, built in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period around 8000 BCE. It is considered the world’s first stone building, and possibly the world's first work of monumental architecture.
5.8 miNW
Synagogue
Jericho synagogue, Jericho
149 min walk • The Jericho synagogue dates to the late 6th or early 7th century CE and was discovered in Jericho in 1936.
6 miW
Historical place, Ruins
Tell es-Sultan, Jericho
152 min walk • Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is a UNESCO-nominated archaeological site in the West Bank, located adjacent to the Ein as-Sultan refugee camp two kilometres north of the centre of Jericho.
5.8 miS
Earth's lowest elevation on land
Dead Sea
149 min walk • The Dead Sea is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.
6.4 miNW
Synagogue
Naaran
162 min walk • Naaran is an ancient Jewish village dating to the 5th and 6th century CE, located in the West Bank. Remains of the village have been excavated north of Jericho, in Ephraim, between Bethel and Jericho. The mosaic floor of a synagogue was discovered at the site featuring a large zodiac design.
6.8 miNW
Archaeological site
Ancient underground quarry
174 min walk • An ancient underground quarry in the Jordan Valley was discovered in 2009 by University of Haifa archeologists. The quarry is located about 3 miles north of Jericho, West Bank.
4.5 miW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Jericho Stadium, Jericho
116 min walk • Jericho International Stadium is an association football stadium in Jericho, West Bank. It is the home stadium of the Hilal Areeha of the West Bank Premier League. The stadium seats 15,000 spectators.