The oldest city on Earth was added to the World Heritage List
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The ancient ruins of Tell es-Sultan in Palestine have been added to the World Heritage List
At the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, held in Riyadh, it was decided to include the ancient ruins of Tell es-Sultan (Ancient Jericho) in Palestine on the World Heritage List. This was reported by the Saudi Press Agency.
Most member countries of the organization supported the inclusion of Tell es-Sultan on the list. UNESCO Deputy Director-General for Culture Ernesto Ottone Ramirez, quoted by Agence France-Presse (AFP), said that the site nominated for the nomination is the prehistoric archaeological site of Tell es-Sultan, which is located outside the ancient city of Jericho. The unnamed AFP diplomat added that Tell es-Sultan was included on the list after a three-year waiting period, during which no objections were expressed from the participants.
Jericho is a city in the territory of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), in the West Bank. It is the capital of the province of Jericho, population 20,416 people. Located in the northern Judean Desert, approximately 7 km west of the Jordan River, 12 km northwest of the Dead Sea and 30 km northeast of Jerusalem.
One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, according to some researchers – the oldest of them. Mentioned many times in the Bible, where it is also referred to as “the city of palm trees” (Hebrew: Ir ha-Tmarim) (Deut. 34:3, Judges 3:13, 2 Chronicles 28:15).
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