Jericho
Jericho is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Jericho Governorate.
Jericho is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Jericho Governorate. The city is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west.
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Worth seeing in and around Jericho
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Al Maghtas
Al-Maghtas, officially known as Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan", is an archaeological World Heritage Site in Jordan, on the east bank of the Jordan River, reputed to be the location of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist and venerated as such since at least the Byzantine period. The place has also been referred to as Bethabara and historically Bethany or Bethany Beyond the Great Jordan.
8.8 km · archaeological site · Wikipedia - 02Tell es-Sultan
Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Palestine, in the city of Jericho, consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world.
2.3 km · archaeological site in the West Bank · Wikipedia - 03Mount of Temptation
Mount of Temptation, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel Quruntul, is a mountain over the city of Jericho in the West Bank, Palestine; ancient Christian tradition identifies it as the location of the temptation of Jesus described in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in which it is said that, from "a high place", the Devil offered Jesus rule over all the kingdoms of the world. The city of Jericho lies at the feet east of Mount Quruntul, at 258 m below sea level, with the nearby Jordan River and the Dead Sea at even lower elevations, further to the east and southeast.
3.5 km · mountain in the Jordan Valley · Wikipedia - 04Qasr al-Yahud
Qasr al-Yahud, also known as Al-Maghtas, is the western section of the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist on the Jordan River.
8.4 km · baptism site, West Bank · Wikipedia - 05Tower of Jericho
The Tower of Jericho is an 8.5-metre-tall stone structure built in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period around 8000 BC. 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. The Tower of Jericho has been described as one of the world's oldest towers, one of the world's oldest stone buildings, and one of the oldest works of monumental architecture.
2.2 km · archaeological site in Israel · Wikipedia - 06Hisham's Palace
Hisham's Palace, also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the city of Jericho, in the West Bank in Palestine. Built by the Umayyad dynasty in the first half of the 8th century, it is one of the so-called Umayyad desert castles.
2.9 km · archaeological site in the West Bank · Wikipedia - 07Monastery of the Temptation
The Monastery of the Temptation is a Greek Orthodox monastery located in Jericho, Palestine. It was built on the slopes of the Mount of Temptation 350 meters above sea level, situated along a cliff overlooking the city of Jericho and the Jordan Valley.
3.3 km · Orthodox Christian monastery located in the West Bank · Wikipedia - 08St. George's Monastery
The Monastery of Saint George of Choziba, also known as Monastery of Choziba or Mar Jaris, is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt in Area C, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
4.5 km · monastery in Wadi Qelt, West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia - 09Nabi Musa
Nabi Musa is primarily a Muslim holy site near Jericho in Palestine, where a local Muslim tradition places the tomb of Moses. The compound is centered on a mosque which contains the tomb of the Prophet.
8.5 km · local Development Committee in Jericho Governorate and Muslim holy site · Wikipedia - 10Deir Hajla
Deir Hajla or Qasr Hajla is the Arabic name of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Gerasimus, a monastery located in the Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, west of the River Jordan and north of the Dead Sea.
5.6 km · archaeological site in Israel · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Tell
This site is the center of archaeological digs in Jericho.
- 02Shalom al Yisrael Synagogue Mosaic Floor
- 03Hisham's Palace
This winter palace was built by the Umayyad Caliph Hisham Ibn Abdul Malek, before being destroyed by an earthquake soon after completion in 747 CE.
- 04Russian museum and Sycamore Tree
Based on archaeological excavations of Byzantine buildings, artifacts of Roman/Byzantine/Islamic periods, ancient mosaics, and there is the Zacchaeus tree in the beautiful park.
- 05Quruntal
A Greek Orthodox monastery atop the mountain where Jesus is believed to have been tempted by the Devil.
- 06Jesus' Baptismal
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Things to do
Participate with visiting archaeologists in the many archaeological digs taking place in the Jericho area. Also, Jericho is known to the local population as an area surrounded by beautiful surroundings. There are numerous hiking trails that have beautiful views of the oases surrounding Jericho. Make sure to bring lots of water, Jericho is also known to the locals for its hot weather.
- 01Cable Car
Jericho Cable Car Company for getting to Mount Temptation Monastery instead of hiking.
- 02Kalya Beach
This beach on the Dead Sea is managed by the nearby Israeli settlement of Kalya.
- 03Banana Land Amusement Park
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Where to eat
Near the Central Square, there are many places for quick bites, especially in the direction of the Sycamore Tree or Hisham's Palace. It worth a visit to Qurantal mountain where Jesus fasted 40 days and 40 nights before the devil's temptation to him, where you will find a very nice restaurant at the bottom of the mountain. The buffet is agreeable and costs around US$15 per head for lunch.
- 01Limonä Restaurant Jericho
- 02Sultana Restaurant
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Getting to Jericho
- Airports
- Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 52 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 53 km · Ben Gurion (TLV), 57 km
- Amman → Jericho48 km · quickest by road, 1h 26m · JD2.5–3.5
- Tel Aviv → Jericho67 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · ₪30–40
- El Arish → Jericho177 km · quickest by road, 5h 22m · E£405–540
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Jericho
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Jericho. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inRamallah and Nablus – Authentic and well worth a visit Palestinian cities You can also hitchhike from the south along the Dead Sea or from Tiberias in the north.
- Get aroundShared taxis from/to the center are about ₪2.
- Go nextAll major Palestinian cities are served directly by shared taxis (sherut/serviis) from here, sometimes with an interchange necessary.
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Next door to Jericho
Jericho is 23 km from East Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Vered YerihoIsraeli settlement located in the Area of Judea and Samaria4.3 km
- Mitzpe YerihoIsraeli settlement in Judean desert7.7 km
- An-Nuway'imahvillage in Jericho Governorate4.5 km
- Mevo'ot YerihoIsraeli settlement in the occupied West Bank7 km
- Ein ad-Duyuk al-Foqavillage council in Jericho4.2 km
- Na'amahIsraeli settlement in the West Bank5.6 km