Jordan Valley

Jordan Valley is one of the few places on earth, is intimately connected with the Christian religion, tradition and culture. Waters of the Jordan is a Biblical place of baptism of Christ. Since the inception of Christian pilgrims have come here. In their footsteps today are tourists, although each year they become less and less of the - of the long conflict between Israel and Jordan. In addition, there is no consensus as to the place where the event occurred. Over the centuries, raised a set of different versions. Maybe that's why should trust the Franciscans. Once a year they make a pilgrimage to the Wadi al - Har - Gerard, 6 km from the Dead Sea on the east bank of the Jordan River. There are many monuments connected with the baptism of Christ. In the Jubilee 2000 - the year is a place visited by Pope John Paul II. In Wadi Al - Harrar, as the maps of VI century, discovered in the XIX century Madaba, preserved Sapsafas grotto where John the Baptist lived. Here, in the opinion of scientists, is the biblical Bethany, where John the Baptist baptized people. Religious and cultural importance of this area has contributed to the fact that on the occasion of the anniversary year of the Government of Jordan has taken the work on the creation of a "baptism of the Park" at the Jordan River as a symbol of religious good-neighborliness and peace in the Middle East.