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Jericho Political map of the West Bank showing its boundaries, major cities including Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron, as well as the Dead Sea to the southeast. The map includes a locator inset highlighting the West Bank's position relative to Israel, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt.
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Jericho, West Bank: mosaic in the Khirbat al-Mafjar complex A group of visitors walks among the stone ruins and standing columns of Khirbat al-Mafjar, or Hisham's Palace, with desert hills in the background. Excavation of the Tall As-Sulṭān, Jericho Black and white illustration by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld showing Joshua and Israelites blowing trumpets as the walls of Jericho collapse, based on the passage Joshua 6:20 in the Bible.
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The caves of Qumran on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, in the West Bank. The site of the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were first discovered in 1947.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: University of Idaho - Jericho and Domestication. Jul 16, 2026
Add new Web site: Smarthistory - Jericho. Jan 09, 2026
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at ndrews University - Jericho: A Case Study for 21st Century Urban Evangelism (PDF). Oct 31, 2025
Add new Web site: The History Files - Jericho (Canaan). Aug 21, 2025
Added section headings. Jul 10, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Idaho - Jericho and Domestication. Nov 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology - Uncovering the Bible�s Buried Cities: Jericho. Sep 25, 2024
Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Ancient Jericho/Tell es - Sultan. May 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Ancient City of Jericho: The Oldest City in the World. Dec 26, 2023
Added mention of the designation of Tall al-Sulṭān (Tell es-Sultan) as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2023. Sep 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Jericho. Jun 23, 2023
Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Jericho. Feb 15, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Early Jericho. Dec 23, 2022
Population data updated. Jan 24, 2020
Article revised. Feb 15, 2017
Added photographs. Jul 14, 2015
Added video. Feb 06, 2015
Add new Web site: Jewishencyclopedia.com - Jericho. Apr 01, 2014
Add new Web site: LookLex Encyclopaedia - Jericho, West Bank. Jul 01, 2013
Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Jericho, West Bank. Jul 01, 2013
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Jericho, West Bank. Jul 01, 2013
Add new Web site: Maps of World - Jericho, West Bank. Jul 01, 2013
Article revised and updated. May 20, 2008
Article revised and updated. May 16, 2008
Added new Web site: World History International - The First Towns - Seedbeds of Civilization. Mar 10, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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