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At the beginning of the 20th century, a team of German archaeologists came across a stretch of wall in a part of the city known as Tell ed-Sultan, Jericho's ancient centre.
Jericho boasts a wealth of ancient sites, including the extensive mosaics of Hisham’s Palace, an early Islamic site which Palestinian officials hope will be next to get a Unesco listing. STONY.
Ancient Jericho doubtless fits the bill. The site is home to the Battle of Jericho (1400 B.C.), where, the Book of Joshua recounts, Jews fought to enter the land of Israel.
It is around 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the remains of the first city of Jericho, which contains ruins of importance to Jewish history, including a synagogue dating back to the first century B.C.
The ancient city of Jericho is one of the world’s oldest continuously occupied areas. Nearby ruins originated in the ninth millennium BCE, according to CNN. Why, then, is it controversial for ...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee has decided to inscribe the ancient Palestinian city of Jericho, also known as Tell es-Sultan ...
JERICHO, West Bank -- A U.N. committee voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision that angered Israel ...
JERICHO, West Bank (AP) — A U.N. committee voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision that angered Israel, ...
RIYADH: A UN conference voted Sunday to list the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls the territory and does not ...
It is around 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the remains of the first city of Jericho, which contains ruins of importance to Jewish history, including a synagogue dating back to the first century B.C.
In 2010, Jericho celebrated being the oldest walled city in the world, dating back to the modern Stone Age. CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Richard Greene reported from Jerusalem.
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