Jericho

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Jericho (Arabic ; ʼArīḥā; Hebrew ; Standard Hebrew Yəriḥo; Tiberian Hebrew Yər?ḫ?, Yər?ḥ?) is a town in the West Bank, near the Jordan River. Jericho has a population of approximately 19,000. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0826189.html It is one of the oldest cities in the world.

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The present city was captured by Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967. It was the first city handed over to Palestinian Authority control in 1994, in accordance with the Gaza and Jericho Agreement. After a period of Israeli reoccupation, it was returned to the Palestinian Authority on 16 March 2005.

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►	Introduction
►	Recent history
►	Prehistoric times
►	Biblical background
►	References
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