Tell es-Sultan

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Tell es-Sultan

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{{Other uses|Tell al-Sultan (disambiguation){{!}}Tell al-Sultan}}
{{Other uses|Tell al-Sultan (disambiguation){{!}}Tell al-Sultan}}
{{Infobox ancient site
{{Infobox ancient site
|name = Tell es-Sultan
| name = Tell es-Sultan
|relief = yes
| relief = yes
|caption = Tell es-Sultan
| caption = Tell es-Sultan
|map_type = Palestine
| map_type = Palestine
|map_size = 150
| map_size = 150
|coordinates= {{coord|31|52|16|N|35|26|38|E|region:PS-JRH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|31|52|16|N|35|26|38|E|region:PS-JRH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|location = [[Jericho]], [[West Bank]]
Palestine
| location = [[Jericho]], [[West Bank]]
Israel
|region = [[Levant]]
| region = [[Levant]]
|type = Settlement
| type = Settlement
|built = c. 10,000 [[Common Era|BCE]]
| built = c. 10,000 [[Common Era|BCE]]
|abandoned = c. 900 BCE
| abandoned = c. 900 BCE
|cultures = [[Natufian culture|Natufian]] ([[Epipalaeolithic]]), [[Lodian culture|Lodian]] ([[Pottery Neolithic]]), [[Canaan]]ite ([[Bronze Age]])
| cultures = [[Natufian culture|Natufian]] ([[Epipalaeolithic]]), [[Lodian culture|Lodian]] ([[Pottery Neolithic]]), [[Canaan]]ite ([[Bronze Age]])
|website =
| website =
| designation1 = WHS
| designation1 = WHS
| designation1_offname = Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan
| designation1_offname = Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan
| designation1_date = 2023
| designation1_date = 2023
| designation1_number = [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1687/ 1687]
| designation1_number = [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1687/ 1687]
| designation1_criteria = iii, iv
| designation1_criteria = iii, iv
| designation1_type = [[Culture|Cultural]]
| designation1_type = [[Culture|Cultural]]
| designation1_free1name = Region
| designation1_free1name = Region
| designation1_free1value= [[List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia|Asia-Pacific]]
| designation1_free1value = [[List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia|Asia-Pacific]]
}}
}}
'''Tell es-Sultan''' ({{langx|ar|تل السلطان}}, ''lit.'' [[Sultan]]'s Hill), also known as '''Tel Jericho''' or '''Ancient Jericho''', is an [[archaeological site]] and a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] in [[Palestine]], in the city of [[Jericho]], consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world.{{Cite web|title=Photos: Jericho's Tell es-Sultan added to UNESCO World Heritage list|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/9/18/jerichos-tell-es-sultan-added-to-unesco-world-heritage-list|access-date=2023-09-20|website=www.aljazeera.com}}{{Cite web|title=Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1687/|access-date=2023-09-20|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}
'''Tell es-Sultan''' ({{langx|ar|تل السلطان}}, ''lit.'' [[Sultan]]'s Hill), also known as '''Tel Jericho''' or '''Ancient Jericho''', is an [[archaeological site]] and a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] in [[Palestine]], in the city of [[Jericho]], consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world.{{Cite web|title=Photos: Jericho's Tell es-Sultan added to UNESCO World Heritage list|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/9/18/jerichos-tell-es-sultan-added-to-unesco-world-heritage-list|access-date=2023-09-20|website=www.aljazeera.com}}{{Cite web|title=Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1687/|access-date=2023-09-20|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}
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