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Pro
Relatively relaxed security situation
Con
extremely hot in summer
In a nutshell
OLD very OLD
On top: Monastery of Temptation
papito1981 Says: Almost on top of Mount of Temptation, about 3 km northwest of Jericho, there's a Greek Orthodox monastery. The panoramic view of the Jordan Valley is great, and it's possible to take a cableway that passes over the ancient Jericho.The Mount of Temptation is the site where...
Going north through Giordan Vally
papito1981 Says: Going north from Jericho along the Giordan Valley is a great experience!The desert has wonderfoul and different colours in a so small area...especially in the late afternoon!
Maria81 Says: The spring is one of the more visited Christian sites in Jericho, and recalls the Biblical passage on the prophets Elijah and Elisha (Kings, in the Old Testament). Elisha, according to 1st Kings, was Elijah 'successor' as a prophet (if such a term can be used in this...
Maria81 Says: Tell Es Sultan is, according to the archaeologists, the site of the Biblical city, and is one of the oldest cities on Earth at roughly 10,000 years. When one thinks that the spot has been pretty much constantly inhabited, it's even more impressive.Jericho is also the most...
traveloturc Says: Byzantine-Christian Jericho was situated in and around the modern town. Several churches and monasteries have been discovered here, the most important of which is the Monastery of Temptation "Dair Quruntul". The mountain of temptation " Jabel Quruntul" rises about 350m west...
traveloturc Says: Old jericho (Tell Al Sultan)The most ancient city of Jericho is situated on a mount overlooking the oasis, 2km north west of the center of modern Jericho. Excavations by the late British archaeologist K. Kenyon uncovered settlements dating from 9000BC.Hard to believe !!!...
WStat Says: Also known as Khirbet el Mafjar. Hisham Palace is one of the main archeological sites in Jericho. Built in the 8th century during the Umayyad period as a hunting lodge or spring winder resort, it’s name is associated with the Umayyad caliph el –Hisham ibn Abd El Malek. The...
traveloturc Says: Less than two miles from Old Jericho is Caliph Hisham's Palace. The building dates to the 7th century during the Umayyad period of the Muslim Empire. It was apparently designed as a winter resort from the Caliph, but was destroyed by an earthquake before he had a chance to...
traveloturc Says: Half way between Tell Al Sultan and the Mount of Temptation on your right as you depart Tell Al Sultan are the sugar mills known as Tawahin Al Sukkar. Sugar cane production and processing was known in Palestine since the Umayyad period, the Crusaders expanded sugar...
Childish Says: Dead Sea is actually a lake. Located between Jordan, Israel and East Bank, it is the second saltiest body of water on Earth with salinity about 30%. It is 418 m below the sea level.I remember a textbook with a picture of a woman laying over the Dead sea and reading a book. I...
Childish Says: Abbot Gerassimos founded a monastery in form of Lavra in 455. Near it there was another convent, called Cane monastery, built by St. Helen in 326 on a place of a previous church, dating back to the times of Apostles. Todays monastery was built on the place of the Cane...
Ezzaria Restaurant: Good food in Jericho
papito1981 Says: Ezzaria Restaurant on the main square (daily 5am-l0pm; cheap) has great chicken and grilled meat, kebabs and hummus and from the terrace has a good view on the main square, usually crowded of people and colours... Ask for chicken and the sides coming with it...it's a...
traveloturc Says: Directly across from the Tel is a huge tourist complex with shops and a restaurant where every tour bus stops.Here you can enjoy arab meals at the restaurant with the name of Temptation ... Hummus,mouhammara,kebabs etc
traveloturc Says: Directly across from the Tel is a huge tourist complex with shops and a restaurant where every tour bus stops. A new hotel is being constructed as well. Another new addition since the Palestinian takeover is a modern cable car that whisks visitors to the Mount of Temptation
To Qarantal Monastery by Cabin Lift
Childish Says: Again, the Qarantal monastery is about 20 minutes walk on a steep road. Have in mind that the weather may be very hot and that you are in an area that lies below the sea level. So, for people with heart problems, it is not advisable to have a walk there. Instead, there is a...
traveloturc Says: Directly across from the Tel is a huge tourist complex with shops and a restaurant where every tour bus stops. In the bazaar you can find some souvenirs ,some beautiful broderies and even the Ahava products cheaper than Israel .. Ahava products Less than Israel
traveloturc Says: Directly across from the Tel is a huge tourist complex with shops and a restaurant where every tour bus stops.Near the entrance there is a big open market who sells only fruits .I suggest you to try at least some of the fruits they are delicious fruits not too much
WStat Says: Before WW1,the socalled " West Bank" was under Ottoman rule as part of the province of Syria. In the 1920 San Remo conference, the Allied powers allocated the area to the British Mandate of Palestine. The 1948 Arab-Israeli War saw the establishment of Israel in parts of the...
blanter Says: St. George Monastery - Greek orthodox, was founded in 5 century, and restored after the crusaders. It is built in the wall of the canyon - Wadi Qelt (Kilt, Kelt, Qilt) which is one of thew biggest tributaries of River Jordan and passes through Jericho downstream. The...
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Jericho is the oldest town in the world with a town wall, and the oldest settlement that has been continuously inhabited for more than 10 000 years. Jericho is the first town conquered by Joshua son...
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Jericho is believed to be one of, if not the oldest cities in the world. It was the first city captured by the Israelites after their 40 years of wandering in the desert after the exodus from Egypt....
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Within the Palestinian Territories, Jericho "the city of palms" is a small town, not so far from the Dead Sea and Jerusalem. It has two world record: it's considered the oldest city in the world and...
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North to Dead-Sea you see on a satellite photo at my Israel Page a green stain. That's the oasis of old Biblical Jericho, one of the most ancient cities [if not most] in the world - about 10,000(!)......
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