Baptism Site of Jordan - Jordan

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>>>The Baptism Site of Jordan, Bethany beyond the Jordan

Name	The Baptismal Site of Jesus Christ (Almaghtas)
Place	Balqa governorate, Jordan Valley
Country	Jordan
Author(s)	Nawar H.Sabeeleish
World Heritage	2015

Why is this case relevant?

The Baptism Site was chosen because it represents an evidence of what a society considers a “Holy place” and has been venerated as such since the Byzantine period, at least. It represents an example on how the geography, and Roman and Byzantine epochs have influenced the context. Nowadays, the site has a sensitive political challenge due to the shared waters with occupied Palestine “Israel”.

The site gained its religious significance, because it is the location where Jesus of Nazareth was baptized by John the Baptist. The site also embraces two archaeological areas; The remnants of a monastery on a mound known as Tell Mar-Elias, and an area near the river with roman and byzantine remains of churches and caves used by hermits and pilgrims as dwellings and ponds in which baptisms were celebrated. And therefore, the site is inscribed in the UNESCO list of 2015. According to the UNESCO selection criteria, the site has gained its cultural significance because:

1. The site bears a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared.

2. The site directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. http://whc.unesco.org/en/criteria/

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References

- http://whc.unesco.org/en/criteria/ - https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1446 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Maghtas#Israelites'_crossing_of_the_Jordan - https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6155/ - http://www.baptismsite.com/archeological-findings/

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