Qasr al-Yahud

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Qasr al-Yahud is a historic baptism site on the Jordan River traditionally revered as the place where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Qasr al-Yahud canonical 3
קאסר אל יהוד 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site
baptism site
historic site
administeredBy Israeli Military Governorate
surface form: Israeli Civil Administration
altitude below sea level
associatedEvent Baptism in the Jordan
surface form: Baptism of Jesus
associatedWithGospel Gospel of John
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
associatedWithPerson Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus

John the Baptist
associatedWithText New Testament
controlledBy Israel
countryClaimedBy State of Palestine
distanceFromJericho approximately 10 km east
facingCountryAcrossRiver Jordan
hadLandmines yes
hasArabicName قصر اليهود
hasChapel Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition
surface form: Franciscan chapel

Greek Orthodox chapel
Roman Catholic chapel
hasDenominationalUse Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Protestant Churches
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
hasFacilities baptism platforms
changing rooms
parking area
hasOppositeBankSite Al-Maghtas
heritageType Christian Holy Land site
locatedIn West Bank
locatedOnRiver Jordan River
managedBy Israel Nature and Parks Authority
nameMeaning قصر اليهود
surface form: Castle of the Jews
nearCity Jericho
partOf Jordan River
surface form: Jordan Valley
religiousTradition Christianity
Islam
Judaism
reopenedToPublic 2011
significanceForChristians traditional site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist
tourismType religious tourism
usedFor Christian baptism ceremonies
pilgrimage
visitedOnFeast Epiphany
Theophany
wasMilitaryZone yes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baptism in the Jordan veneratedAt Qasr al-Yahud
قصر اليهود hasNameInEnglish Qasr al-Yahud
قصر اليهود hasNameInHebrew Qasr al-Yahud
this entity surface form: קאסר אל יהוד