Jordan eyes tourism bonanza in expansion of Jesus' baptism site
A six-year $300 million project for a 'tourist city' next to the World Heritage site aims to attract five times as many visitors as the current 200,000.
Custodian of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, stands by the Jordan River during a baptism ceremony, near Jericho, in the West Bank, January 9, 2022.(photo credit: REUTERS/RANEEN SAWAFTA)ByREUTERS
