Jericho

Short description of Jericho

Jericho (Ariha) is an oasis town in the Jordan Valley, some 250 metres below sea level, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world. The mound of Tell es-Sultan holds the remains of a stone tower and walls from the early farming villages of the Neolithic, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A cable car climbs to the Monastery of the Temptation, clinging to the cliff where Jesus is said to have fasted. Hisham's Palace, an Umayyad winter residence, keeps a famous mosaic of a lion hunting beneath a tree. Palm groves and fruit stalls surround the town, and the Allenby crossing to Jordan lies close by.

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Recommended length of stay

Travel seasons at a glance

Best time to visit: December – March

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All highlights and sights

1. Cable car to the Monastery of the Temptation
2. Tell es-Sultan, ancient Jericho (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
3. Hisham's Palace and its Tree of Life mosaic
4. Qasr al-Yahud baptism site on the Jordan(Day trip)
5. Wadi Qelt and St George's Monastery(Day trip)
6. Elisha's Spring
7. The sycamore of Zacchaeus
8. Nabi Musa shrine(Day trip)
9. Fruit and date stalls of the oasis

Ways to get there and away

Airports nearby:

• ADJ Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport (Amman) · 52 km east
• AMM Queen Alia International Airport (Amman) · 53 km east(recommended)
• TLV Ben Gurion International Airport (Tel Aviv) · 57 km west(recommended)

Nearest seaports:

• Jaffa Port · 70 km west
• Ashdod Port · 77 km west

Nearest railway station:

Jerusalem Yitzhak Navon (Jerusalem🇮🇱) · 26 km southwest

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Distances

More travel destinations in Palestine

• Bethlehem
• Gaza
• Hebron
• Ramallah
• Nablus
• Jenin