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…
14 tickets & tours
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Jericho’s three sites span ten thousand years. Tell es-Sultan, the mound of the ancient town on the northern edge of the city, has a Neolithic stone tower from around 8300 BC, one of the oldest monumental buildings known, set in deep excavation trenches. Hisham’s Palace, an 8th-century Umayyad residence 3 km north, keeps a bath hall floor of mosaic of about 850 square metres, with the Tree of Life panel. Qumran, by the Dead Sea, is the settlement beside the caves of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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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…
2 tickets & tours
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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Tell es-Sultan and Hisham’s Palace are 10 minutes apart by taxi and make one morning, with the cable car to the Monastery of Temptation beside the tell. Qumran is 20 to 30 minutes south and pairs better with a Dead Sea day. Fees are small and paid at the gate. In summer the Jordan Valley is very hot, so start early.
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Ancient sites in Jericho: questions
How many ancient sites are there in Jericho?
This catalogue lists 3 ruins and ancient sites in Jericho, 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 Jericho?
Tell es-Sultan (Ancient Jericho), founded in 9500 BC, is the oldest in the catalogue for Jericho.
Which ancient sites in Jericho are UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
1 ancient sites in Jericho in this catalogue are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including Tell es-Sultan (Ancient Jericho).