🏛️ Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan

State of Palestine · Asia · Cultural · 31.87°N, 35.44°E

Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Palestine, in the city of Jericho, consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world. The site is managed as a National Archaeological Park by the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage (MoTA–DACH), which oversees on-site conservation in continued partnership with the Sapienza University of Rome archaeological expedition.

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Quick facts

Country	State of Palestine
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	31.87°N, 35.44°E · view on map

Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan is a cultural World Heritage site in State of Palestine, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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