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    MAJOR PROGRESS REPORTED IN BUILDING JORDAN'S BAPTISM SITE

    CCTV
    Aug 20 2008
    China

    AMMAN, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's tourist authorities has made major
    headway in efforts to build the Baptism Site, where Jesus was said
    to be baptized, into a global pilgrimage destination, local daily
    The Jordan Times reported on Wednesday.

    "The infrastructure work for the Russian Pilgrimage House, the Roman
    Catholic Church on the east bank of the Jordan River as well as the
    Greek Orthodox monastery have been completed and others are on track
    as planned," Baptism Site Commission Director Dia Madani said.

    At least five more churches representing various Christian
    denominations are set to be established this year, including the
    Coptic, Armenian, Syrian and Ethiopian churches, according to Madani.

    "Once the churches are built and monks and priests settle in, the
    entire concept of the site will be transformed from a historically
    important site to a leading destination for Christian pilgrimage,"
    Madani said, adding that the site will be open 20 hours a day and
    offer facilities for pilgrims who choose to spend the night.

    According to the official, the site is growing steadily in prominence
    among tourists and pilgrims, citing figures that tourist arrivals
    has climbed to 108,000 in the first seven months of this year, an
    increase of 99 percent from a year ago.

    The official expects the site to attract up to half-a-million visitors
    annually in three years.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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