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  2. Jericho - Wikipedia

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    Jericho marketplace, 1967. In 1994, Israel and Palestine signed an economic accord that enabled Palestinians in Jericho to open banks, collect taxes and engage in export and import in preparation for self-rule. [117] Agriculture is another source of income, with banana groves ringing the city. [5]

  3. Fall of Jericho - Wikipedia

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    The Fall of Jericho, as described in the biblical Book of Joshua, was the first military engagement fought by the Israelites in the course of the conquest of Canaan. According to Joshua 6:1–27 , the walls of Jericho fell after the Israelites marched around the city walls once a day for six days, seven times on the seventh day, with the ...

  4. Tell es-Sultan - Wikipedia

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    The Tower of Jericho is an 8.5-metre-tall (28 ft) stone structure, built in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period around 8000 BCE. [16] It is among the earliest stone monuments of mankind. [ 43 ] Conical in shape, the tower is almost 9 metres (30 ft) in diameter at the base, decreasing to 7 metres (23 ft) at the top, with walls approximately 1.5 ...

  5. Tower of Jericho - Wikipedia

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    The Tower of Jericho (Arabic: برج أريحا) is an 8.5-metre-tall (28 ft) stone structure built in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period around 8000 BC. [1] It is part of Tell es-Sultan , a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the State of Palestine , in the city of Jericho , consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world.

  6. Gaza–Jericho Agreement - Wikipedia

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    Pursuant to the Agreement, Israel promised to withdraw partly from the Jericho region in the West Bank and partly from the Gaza Strip, within three weeks of signing. [2] The Palestinian Authority was created by the Agreement (Article III, Transfer of Authority), and Yasser Arafat became the first president of the PA on 5 July 1994 upon the ...

  7. Jericho synagogue - Wikipedia

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    The Jericho synagogue is a Jewish synagogue, located in Jericho, in the State of Palestine. The synagogue was built in the Byzantine Empire -era and is believed to date from the late 6th or early 7th century CE and was discovered in 1936.

  8. Jericho Governorate - Wikipedia

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    The Jericho Governorate (Arabic: محافظة أريحا, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Arīḥā) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. Its capital is Jericho . The governorate is located along the eastern areas of the West Bank , along the northern Dead Sea and southern Jordan River valley bordering Jordan .

  9. Hisham's Palace - Wikipedia

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    It is located 3 km north of Jericho's city center, [1] in an area governed by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). Spreading over 60 hectares (150 acres), [ 1 ] the site consists of three main parts: a palace, an ornate bath complex , and an agricultural estate.