Jericho Governorate

The Jericho Governorate is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. Its capital is . The governorate is located along the eastern areas of the , along the northern and southern valley bordering .
  • Governorate of the State of Palestine with about 42,300 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around -260 metres (-860 feet)
  • Description: governorate of Palestine
  • Also known as
    “Ariha”
    “Jericho and Al Aghwar”

Places of Interest

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Archaeological site
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fasayil and Gilgal.
or Fasa'il, ancient Phasaelis…
Village
is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the .
is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the .
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Latitude
32.0249° or 32° 1′ 30″ north
Longitude
35.4455° or 35° 26′ 44″ east
Open location code
8G4Q2CFW+X5
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Jericho Governorate” goes by many names.
أريحاArabic
محافظة أريحاArabic
محافظة أريحا Muḥāfaẓat ArīḥāArabic
محافظة أريحا والأغوارArabic
Gubernación de ChericóAragonese
Gobernación de XericóAsturian
Jerikoko gobernazioaBasque
ІерыхонBelarusian
Governació de JericóCatalan
پارێزگای ئەریحاCentral Kurdish
杰里科省Chinese
JerichoCzech
JerichoDutch
محافظة أريحاEgyptian Arabic
Gobernación de XericóGalician
Κυβερνείο ΙεριχούςGreek
יריחוHebrew
נפת יריחוHebrew
जेरिको प्रांतHindi
Jerikó kormányzóságHungarian
Kegubernuran JerichoIndonesian
Kegubernuran YerikhoIndonesian
Governatorato di GericoItalian
エリコJapanese
エリコ県Japanese
예리코주Korean
Jericho muchafazaLithuanian
Kegabenoran ArihaMalay
Kegabenoran JerichoMalay
Jeriko guvernementNorwegian Nynorsk
استان اریحاPersian
JerychoPolish
Guvernoratul IerihonRomanian
ИерихонRussian
Jericho GovrenorateScots
Governorát JerichaSlovak
Guvernat JerihoSlovenian
Jerikos guvernementSwedish
எரிக்கோ ஆளுநரகம்Tamil
எரிக்கோ கவர்னரேட்Tamil
Eriha valiliğiTurkish
محافظہ اریحاUrdu
Llywodraethiaeth JerichoWelsh
ضلع اریحاWestern Panjabi

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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