The oldest of the continuously inhabited cities of the Earth and the lowest situated in the world (260 m below sea level) today Jericho is a small settlement that the scientists believe is about 10 thousand years old.
In 1993, when Jericho was selected The Palestinian autonomy, with the participation of Israeli sponsors in the city, a hotel for foreign tourists and casinos was opened. However, during the ensuing military operations, the casino closed, and foreign tourists and Israelis ceased to appear in Jericho.
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How to get
Jericho is located 12 km northwest of the Dead Sea and only 55 km from Jerusalem
You can get to Jericho by Arab shuttle buses running from the bus station of the Eastern city located at the Shekhem Gate of Jerusalem, short of the Rockefeller Museum. Get on the minibus (route number -34), next to Al-Azaria-the suburbs of Jerusalem, to the circle where you take a taxi to Jericho.
Alternatively, take one of the Eggedda buses to the Dead Sea from the central bus terminal in Jerusalem, and ask the driver to stop at the crossroads from where Jericho is about 5 km away.
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A bit of history
Ancient Jericho, like the modern , was located on the central road that crosses the entire Jordan Valley from Tiberias Lake in the north to the Dead Sea in the south and due to its geographical position, the abundance of water, fertile lands and a mild subtropical climate, has been inhabited continuously, from prehistoric times to today.
Christ, forced to pass through Jericho, returning from his native Galilee to Jerusalem, performed a number of miracles here. In Jericho and its environs the prophets Ilya, Elisey and John the Baptist worked
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Jericho
The main attraction of the city are the archaeological excavations of Tell es Sultan located on the site of the Ancient Jericho. True, with the exception of a pile of stones that used to be parts of towers, stairs and other structures dating back at least 7,000 years, there is little that has survived to this day.
Near the excavations there is a source in which, according to the biblical the prophet Elisha freshened the water. To the north of the source, an ancient Shalom al-Israel synagogue was found with a mosaic floor found by chance during the construction of a private house. The mosaic depicts the menorah and the arch of the covenant - aron a-kodesh, and on the floor there is an inscription in Hebrew saying: "Peace to the people of Israel."
Less than 3 km from Old Jericho is the Khishima Palace, built in the 7th century during the Umayyad dynasty .It is assumed that it was designed as a winter residence, but before it was used for its intended purpose, the palace was destroyed by an earthquake . The gates of the palace are decorated with elaborate ornate carvings and arabesques . There are seats behind the gates - stools with stone head rests . Next stretches a huge courtyard with a beautiful abstract sculpture in the middle . From the yard leads down to the ground, where it is much cooler - there used to be rest rooms . The guest room with mosaics the walls and the roof, as well as the mosque with mihrab and the pool with a fountain . The sculptures found in the palace are now exhibited in the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem .
On the north-western outskirts of Jericho is the Forty-Day Mountain (other names: mountain Quarantal, the mountain of Temptation) is the place of the temptation of Jesus Christ by the devil. At the top of the mountain there is an ancient Greek-Orthodox monastery, in the courtyard of which, according to legend, there is a fig tree where Zacchaeus climbed to see the Savior. Opposite is placed with an analog with an icon, and next to it is a modern fig tree, its thick crown covering the ancient.