This Week in Palestine - Site of the Week
Issue no. 3 - February, 1999
The City below the Sea - Jericho
Jericho is the oldest continously inhabited city in existence
- the first ancient city was established in approximately 8,000 BC.
Today Jericho is a popular winter resort, where people enjoy themselves
at a get-away where the winter climate is relatively mild.
Jericho has something for everyone: along the Jerusalem-Jericho
raod are a number of historical sites: Bethany, Al-Khan Al-Ahmar, Wadi
Qelt, Maqam Nabi Musa, Maqam Hasan Al-ra'l and Maqam Aisha, Herod's Palace,
Old Jericho (Tell Al-Sultan), Mount of Temptation, The Sugar Mills, Hisham's
Palace, Qumran, the Dead Sea and the River Jordan. Jericho also has an
abundance of Part Restaurants for an enjoyable family outing.
Jericho, Hisham's
Palace
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