Tell es-Sultan (Ancient Jericho)
Jericho, Palestine
Tell es-Sultan is the mound of ancient Jericho, on the northern edge of the modern Palestinian city, where people…
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The West Bank holds some of the oldest and most layered sites of the Near East, all within half an hour of Jericho. Tell es-Sultan, the mound of ancient Jericho, keeps a Neolithic stone tower of about 8300 BC, and Hisham’s Palace, 3 km north, an Umayyad bath hall with one of the largest mosaic floors in the world. Qumran stands beside the Dead Sea Scrolls caves, and Herodium, Herod’s palace-fortress on a cone-shaped hill, lies south-east of Bethlehem.
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Qumran
Jericho, Palestine
Qumran is the ruined settlement on a desert plateau above the Dead Sea nearest to the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls…
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Herodium (Herodion)
Bethlehem, Palestine
Herodium is the fortified palace that Herod the Great built on a cone-shaped hill in the Judaean Desert, about 5 km…
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Hisham’s Palace
Jericho, Palestine
Hisham's Palace, or Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an Umayyad palace and bath complex of the first half of the 8th century,…
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Jericho is about 250 metres below sea level and passes 40 degrees in summer, so come between November and April, at opening. Check access conditions before travelling; most visitors come on tours from Jerusalem.
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How many ancient sites are there in Palestine?
This catalogue lists 4 ruins and ancient sites in Palestine, 2 of them with tickets or tours to book online. The most booked are Tell es-Sultan (Ancient Jericho), Qumran.
Which is the oldest ancient site in Palestine?
Tell es-Sultan (Ancient Jericho), founded in 9500 BC, is the oldest in the catalogue for Palestine.
Which ancient sites in Palestine are UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
1 ancient sites in Palestine in this catalogue are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including Tell es-Sultan (Ancient Jericho).