Jisr el-Majami
Bridge over the Jordan river / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jisr el-Majami or Jisr al-Mujamieh (Arabic: جسر المجامع, romanized: Jisr al-Majami, lit. 'Meeting Bridge or "The bridge of the place of assembling"',[2] and Hebrew: גֶּשֶׁר, Gesher, lit. "Bridge") is an ancient stone bridge, possibly of Roman origin, over the Jordan River on the border between Israel and Jordan. The name is derived from the bridge's location 200 m (660 ft) south of the confluence of the Yarmouk and Jordan rivers.[3][4]
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Jisr el-Majami | |
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Coordinates | 32°37′29″N 35°33′53″E |
Crosses | Jordan River |
Locale | Gesher, Israel and Baqoura, Jordan |
Official name | Jisr el-Majami |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch |
Total length | c. 70 m[1] |
Width | c. 18 m |
Height | 10 m[1] |
History | |
Opened | Roman period (?) |
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