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Dmitry Medvedev on the banks of the Jordan River

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On January 19, the second day of his official visit to Jordan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been baptized in the Jordan River and the spring of John the Baptist.

On January 19, the second day of his official visit to Jordan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been baptized in the Jordan River and the spring of John the Baptist.

© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Rodionov  / Go to the mediabankOn January 19, the second day of his official visit to Jordan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been baptized in the Jordan River and the spring of John the Baptist. Photo: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the spring during a visit to the historical and religious memorial The Baptism Site of Jesus Christ.
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On January 19, the second day of his official visit to Jordan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been baptized in the Jordan River and the spring of John the Baptist. Photo: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the spring during a visit to the historical and religious memorial The Baptism Site of Jesus Christ.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Rodionov  / Go to the mediabankDmitry Medvedev took several photographs.
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Dmitry Medvedev took several photographs.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Rodionov  / Go to the mediabankThen the president went to the spring of John the Baptist itself and to the site where Jesus Christ was baptized.
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Then the president went to the spring of John the Baptist itself and to the site where Jesus Christ was baptized.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Rodionov  / Go to the mediabankThe trail that leads there passes through a nature reserve where the ancient landscape has been preserved, and here the Russian president again asked for a camera.
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The trail that leads there passes through a nature reserve where the ancient landscape has been preserved, and here the Russian president again asked for a camera.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Rodionov  / Go to the mediabankHaving visited the site where Christ was baptized, the president shared his impressions with reporters. He noted that it was “an interesting place for such an exchange.”
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Having visited the site where Christ was baptized, the president shared his impressions with reporters. He noted that it was “an interesting place for such an exchange.”
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Rodionov  / Go to the mediabankDmitry Medvedev also visited the inn being built for Russian pilgrims on the Jordan River.
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Dmitry Medvedev also visited the inn being built for Russian pilgrims on the Jordan River.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Rodionov  / Go to the mediabankThe president examined the general layout of the inn and inspected construction work being carried out on the main building, dining room and guest house.
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The president examined the general layout of the inn and inspected construction work being carried out on the main building, dining room and guest house.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Rodionov  / Go to the mediabankBefore the trip, he told reporters that he would certainly take a dip in the river, but that he would only immerse himself away from the prying eyes of the media. Photo: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the feast day of Epiphany on the banks of the Jordan River.
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Before the trip, he told reporters that he would certainly take a dip in the river, but that he would only immerse himself away from the prying eyes of the media. Photo: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the feast day of Epiphany on the banks of the Jordan River.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Rodionov  / Go to the mediabankDmitry Medvedev on the feast day of Epiphany on the banks of the Jordan River.
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Dmitry Medvedev on the feast day of Epiphany on the banks of the Jordan River.
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