jericho

At a recent UN conference, the 12,000-year-old Tell es-Sultan archaeological site near Jericho, on the West Bank, was listed as a World Heritage Site “in Palestine.” This decision angered Israeli heritage bosses, who do not recognize Palestine as a state. The Tell es-Sultan archaeological site is located near Jericho, on the West Bank, in a territory that is administered by the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority . With a history dating back almost 12,000 years, to the Natufian period, the site is regarded as one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Because the site is located on the West Bank, at a recent UNESCO meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, it was listed as “a World Heritage Site in Palestine,”