Jisr el-Majami
Jisr el-Majami | |
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Jisr el-Majami after restoration (2016) | |
| Coordinates | 32°37′29″N 35°33′53″E / 32.62472°N 35.56472°E |
| Crosses | Jordan River |
| Locale | Gesher, Israel and Baqoura, Jordan |
| Official name | Jisr el-Majami |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch |
| Total length | c. 70 m |
| Width | c. 18 m |
| Height | 10 m |
| History | |
| Opened | Roman period (?) |
| Location | |
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"', 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.