Jericho

Summary

Jericho is a city^[1]. Jericho has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Jericho is located in Jericho Governorate^[3].
• Jericho is in the country of Palestine^[4].
• Jericho's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Jericho's instance of is recorded as tell^[6].
• Jericho's official language is recorded as Arabic^[7].
• Yarikh is named after Jericho^[8].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pisa^[9].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Campinas^[10].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kragujevac^[11].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ilion^[12].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Calipatria^[13].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iași^[14].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lærdal Municipality^[15].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Eger^[16].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Giovanni Valdarno^[17].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lyon^[18].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alessandria^[19].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nantes^[20].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santa Bárbara d'Oeste^[21].
• Jericho's twinned administrative body is recorded as Osmangazi^[22].
• Jericho's Commons category is recorded as Jericho^[23].
• Jericho's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[24].
• Jericho's local dialing code is recorded as 02^[25].
• 9600 BC marks the founding of Jericho^[26].
• Jericho's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.856111111111, 'lon': 35.463055555556}^[27].

Body

Geography

Jericho is in the country of Palestine^[4]. Jericho is located in Jericho Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Jericho covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+59'}^[28]. Jericho sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '-275'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+20416'}^[30], {'amount': '+22006'}^[31], and {'amount': '+23220'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5] and tell^[6].

History and Context

9600 BC marks the founding of Jericho^[26]. Yarikh is named after Jericho^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jericho include Mevo'ot Yeriho^[33], an Israeli settlement^[34], in Palestine^[35], founded in 1999^[36].

Why It Matters

Jericho has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Jericho is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Jericho include Mevo'ot Yeriho^[33], an Israeli settlement^[34], in Palestine^[35], founded in 1999^[36].