Tell es-Sultan

Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in , in the city of , consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world.
Wikipedia
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of -211 metres (-692 feet)
  • Description: archaeological site in the West Bank
  • Also known as
    “Ancient Jericho”
    “Arīḩā al Qadīmah”
    “Jericho”
    “Old Jericho”
    “Tel Jericho”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ain al-Sultan and Mount of Temptation.
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The Monastery of the Temptation is a Greek Orthodox monastery located in , . is situated 1¼ km west of Tell es-Sultan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp and Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta.
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Tell es-Sultan

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Latitude
31.87097° or 31° 52′ 16″ north
Longitude
35.44432° or 35° 26′ 40″ east
Open location code
8G3QVCCV+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 458057319
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
8067647
Wiki­data ID
Q2402267

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Tell es-Sultan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “اريحا القديمة”
  • Arabic: “تل السلطان”
  • Basque: “Tell es Sultan”
  • Catalan: “Antic Jericó”
  • Catalan: “Tel es-Sultan”
  • Catalan: “Tel Jericó”
  • Catalan: “Tell es-Sultan”
  • Chinese: “泰爾蘇丹”
  • Chinese: “耶利哥古城遺址”
  • Chinese: “耶利哥土丘”
  • Chinese: “耶利哥土墩”
  • Chinese: “耶利哥廢丘”
  • Chinese: “苏丹台形遗址”
  • Dutch: “Tel Jericho”
  • Dutch: “Tell es-Sultan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تل السلطان”
  • French: “Tell es-Sultan”
  • Galician: “Tell es-Sultan”
  • German: “Tell as Sultan”
  • German: “Tell as-Sultan”
  • German: “Tell es Sultan”
  • German: “Tell es-Sultan”
  • Greek: “Τελ ες-Σουλτάν”
  • Hebrew: “תל א-סולטאן”
  • Hebrew: “תל יריחו”
  • Hungarian: “Tell es-Sultan”
  • Hungarian: “Tell esz-Szultán”
  • Hungarian: “Tell-es-Szultan”
  • Hungarian: “Tell-esz-Szultan”
  • Indonesian: “Tell es-Sultan”
  • Italian: “Tell es-Sultan”
  • Japanese: “テル・エス・スルタン遺跡”
  • Japanese: “テル・エッ・スルタン”
  • Lithuanian: “Tel es-Sultanas”
  • Maltese: “Ġeriko tal-Qedem”
  • Maltese: “Tell as-Sultan”
  • Maltese: “Tell es-Sultan”
  • Persian: “تل السلطان”
  • Portuguese: “Tell es-Sultan”
  • Slovenian: “Antični Jeriho”
  • Spanish: “Tell es Sultan”
  • Spanish: “Tell es-Sultan”
  • Turkish: “Tell es-Sultan”
  • Ukrainian: “Тель ес-Султан”
  • Urdu: “تل سلطان (اریحا)”
  • Urdu: “تل سلطان”

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