Al Maghtas

Summary

Al Maghtas is an archaeological site^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (297 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Al Maghtas is located in Balqa Governorate^[3].
• Al Maghtas is in the country of Jordan^[4].
• Al Maghtas's image is recorded as Bethany (5).JPG^[5].
• Al Maghtas's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Baptism of Jesus is named after Al Maghtas^[7].
• Al Maghtas's locator map image is recorded as Jordan location map.svg^[8].
• Al Maghtas's Commons category is recorded as Baptism place^[9].
• Al Maghtas's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.837222222222223, 'lon': 35.55027777777778}^[10].
• Al Maghtas's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1446^[11].
• Al Maghtas's official website is recorded as http://www.baptismsite.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/lang,english^[12].
• Al Maghtas's page banner is recorded as Al-Maghtas banner WV.jpg^[13].
• Al Maghtas's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[14].
• Al Maghtas's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+294.155'}^[15].
• Al Maghtas's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+957.178'}^[16].
• Al Maghtas's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[17].
• Al Maghtas's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vi)^[18].
• Al Maghtas's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1216f43n^[19].
• Al Maghtas's OpenStreetMap node ID is recorded as 4871788913^[20].

Body

Geography

Al Maghtas is in the country of Jordan^[4]. It is located in Balqa Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+294.155'}^[15] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+957.178'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Al Maghtas's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[14].

History and Context

Baptism of Jesus is named after Al Maghtas^[7].

Why It Matters

Al Maghtas ranks in the top 4% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (297 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]