Jericho and Hisham's Palace

Jericho is one of the oldest cities in the world. Hisham's Palace, an 8th-century Umayyad winter palace, has one of the most beautiful mosaics in the world, the Tree of Life. Tell es-Sultan, the ancient mound, is a UNESCO site.

The cable car climbs to the Monastery of the Temptation on the cliffs. Check travel advice first.

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Kind	Historic sites
Where	Jericho.
Cost	Entry fee

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Palestine

Capital	East Jerusalem
Continent	Asia Western Asia
Population	5,483,450
Languages	Arabic
Currency	Israeli new shekel (ILS, ₪)
Calling code	+970
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)

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