Jisr el-Majami

Jisr el-Majami
Jisr el-Majami after restoration (2016)
Coordinates32°37′29″N 35°33′53″E / 32.62472°N 35.56472°E / 32.62472; 35.56472
CrossesJordan River
LocaleGesher, Israel and Baqoura, Jordan
Official nameJisr el-Majami
Characteristics
DesignArch
Total lengthc. 70 m[1]
Widthc. 18 m
Height10 m[1]
History
OpenedRoman period (?)
Location
Map

Jisr el-Majami or Jisr al-Mujamieh (Arabic: جسر المجامع, romanizedJisr 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]

  1. ^ a b Petersen, 2001, p. 186
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 161
  3. ^ Byeways in Palestine, 1868, p.104-105: "The name is derived from the meeting of two branches of the Jordan in that place after having separated above."
  4. ^ Petersen, 2008, p. 296