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Qasr al-Yahud

baptism site, West Bank
Place archaeological_site Q1574073
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Summary

Qasr al-Yahud is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (341 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jericho Governorate[3]
  • Country: Palestine[4]
  • Instance of: human settlement[5]
  • Commons category: Qasr al-Yahud[6]
  • Facet of: Crossing the Jordan[7], Baptism of Jesus[8]
  • Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[9]
  • World Heritage criteria: (iii)[10], (iv)[11], (vi)[12]

Why It Matters

Qasr al-Yahud has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Richard Nevell · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Country → Palestine
    World heritage criteria → (iii), (iv), (vi)
    Instance of → archaeological site, human settlement
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Country: Palestine"
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