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Jericho

Western Asia

Jericho is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Jericho Governorate. It lies in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to its east and Jerusalem to its west.

Facts
Population
20,907 1
Area (sq km)
59 2
Founding Year
9000 BCE 1
Elevation (m)
-275 2
Latitude
31.856111 degrees north 2
Longitude
35.463056 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
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1. Jericho (Wikipedia)
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  • Wikipedia infobox 'Founded' = 'c. 9000 BCE' on 'Jericho'
  • Article text
    The city had a population of 20,907 in 2017.
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2. Jericho (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 31.856111, longitude 35.463056
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation -275 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 59.0 sq km
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. GeoNames: Jericho - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 284899
    31.86667 35.45 P PPLA PS WE 7870653 19783 -233 Asia/Hebron
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. -233 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 35.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 35.25
31.75 35.25 Csa
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Wikidata: Jericho
Wikidata Q5687, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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