It is estimated that out of its 11.3 million inhabitants, there are 2.2 million Palestinian refugees in Jordan, and 3 million when considering Jordanians of Palestinian descent, including Queen Rania.

This pristine wilderness is located on the east side of the Jordan River, about 9km / 5.5 miles north of the Dead Sea and near Mt Nebo where Moses showed the Israelites the Promised Land (Joshua 3 ...

How many days are needed to see the Holy Land? The most basic tours will allow visitors to see the Dead Sea, Sea of Galilee, Jordan River and Jerusalem. A trip can range between nine and 12 days.

After Am Yisrael crossed the Jordan River to enter Eretz Yisrael, the Mishkan was erected in Gilgal, where it stood during the 14 years of conquest and division of the Land.

DEGANYA, Israel — At a baptismal site on the Jordan River just south of the Sea of Galilee, pilgrims kneel in the water as a priest intones a blessing, a high point of their visit to the Holy Land.

In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries before Spain's famed Camino de Santiago.

Tucked into the quiet, wooded landscape of Lucedale, Mississippi, lies one of the most extraordinary spiritual landmarks in ...

AMMAN - In February 2025, the halls of the Vatican Museums will unveil a unique exhibition,“Jordan: Dawn of Christianity / Giordania: Al Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land called on Christian pilgrims to return to the region following the implementation of the long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

“Jordan is also holy land. Jesus was here — at the site of the baptism,” the nuncio said. “In Jordan, we have important holy places for Christians, such as Mount Nebo or Machaerus.

In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries before Spain's famed Camino de Santiago.

Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan, highlighted this unity: “One of the very first trips of a Pope outside of Italy in modern times was Pope Paul VI landing in Amman in ...