The ruins of Khan Gesher (Jisr el-Majami) are located on the western bank of the Jordan River, 9 km south of the Sea of Galilee and 14 km north of Bet She’an, on the middle terrace (ghor) of the three topographic terraces that make up the northern Jordan and Bet She’an Valleys. The khan site occupies a small peninsula surrounded by the river on its northern, eastern, and southeastern sides.
The khan was built at the site of an important ford between the two banks of the Jordan. This relatively convenient crossing point makes use of the local basalt rock formation that narrowed the riverbed and provided a solid foundation for the construction of bridges
