Jericho Governorate
The Jericho Governorate 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.
- Type: governorate of the State of Palestine with 52,200 residents
- Description: governorate of Palestine
- Also known as: “Ariha”, “Gobernacion de Jerico”, “Jericho and Al Aghwar”, “Kegabenoran Ariha”, “llywodraethiaeth Jericho”, “נפת יריחו”, “محافظة أريحا Muḥāfaẓat Arīḥā”, and “எரிக்கோ கவர்னரேட்”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Gilgal I.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fasayil and Gilgal.
Jericho Governorate
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.0249° or 32° 1′ 30″ north
Longitude
35.4455° or 35° 26′ 44″ east
Population
52,200
Elevation
-262 metres (-860 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q2CFW+X5
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Jericho Governorate” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أريحا”
- Arabic: “محافظة أريحا والأغوار”
- Arabic: “محافظة أريحا”
- Aragonese: “Gubernación de Chericó”
- Asturian: “Gobernación de Xericó”
- Basque: “Jerikoko gobernazioa”
- Basque: “Jerikoko Gobernazioa”
- Belarusian: “Іерыхон”
- Catalan: “Governació de Jericó”
- Central Kurdish: “پارێزگای ئەریحا”
- Chinese: “杰里科省”
- Czech: “Jericho”
- Dutch: “Jericho”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محافظة أريحا”
- French: “gouvernorat de Jéricho”
- French: “Gouvernorat de Jéricho”
- Galician: “Gobernación de Xericó”
- German: “Gouvernement Jericho”
- Greek: “Κυβερνείο Ιεριχούς”
- Hebrew: “יריחו”
- Hindi: “जेरिको प्रांत”
- Hungarian: “Jerikó kormányzóság”
- Indonesian: “Kegubernuran Jericho”
- Indonesian: “Kegubernuran Yerikho”
- Italian: “governatorato di Gerico”
- Italian: “Governatorato di Gerico”
- Japanese: “エリコ”
- Japanese: “エリコ県”
- Korean: “예리코주”
- Lithuanian: “Jericho muchafaza”
- Malay: “Kegabenoran Jericho”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jeriko guvernement”
- Persian: “استان اریحا”
- Polish: “Jerycho”
- Romanian: “Guvernoratul Ierihon”
- Russian: “Иерихон”
- Scots: “Jericho Govrenorate”
- Slovak: “Governorát Jericha”
- Slovenian: “Guvernat Jeriho”
- Spanish: “Gobernación de Jericó”
- Swedish: “Jerikos guvernement”
- Tamil: “எரிக்கோ ஆளுநரகம்”
- Turkish: “Eriha valiliği”
- Urdu: “محافظہ اریحا”
- Welsh: “Llywodraethiaeth Jericho”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع اریحا”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tomer and Petza’el.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Khirbat Faşā’il and Khirbat ad Dashshah.
West Bank: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Bethlehem and Ramallah.
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