Jericho, Palestine
Jericho
One of the oldest towns on earth, with a stone tower older than the pyramids and the famous walls from the Bible story.
Biblical significance
Tell es-Sultan holds 23 layers of settlement going back 11,000 years, including a stone tower from around 8000 BC. Above the town, the Mount of Temptation carries a Greek Orthodox monastery clinging to the cliff face where tradition sets the forty days in the wilderness. Below, a sycamore is shown as Zacchaeus' tree.
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Best time to go
October to April; the Jordan Valley is brutally hot in summer.
Visitor notes
Cable car to the Mount of Temptation monastery. West Bank — bring your passport.
Coordinates
31.8700, 35.4440
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