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Jericho

Jericho ( ; , ; ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Jericho Governorate. The city is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. Jericho is among the oldest cities in the world. Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of more than 20 successive settlements in Jericho, the first of which dates back 11,000 years (to 9000 BCE), almost to the very beginning of the Holocene epoch of the Earth's history. Copious springs in and around the city have attracted human habitation for thousands of years. Jericho is described in the Bible as the "city of palm trees". Following the era of Mandatory Palestine, the West Bank was annexed and ruled by Jordan starting in 1950, then was occupied by Israel in 1967. Administrative control of Jericho was handed over to the Palestinian Authority in 1994. The city had a population of 20,907 in 2017. In 2023, the archaeological site in the center of the city, known as Tell es-Sultan / Old Jericho, was inscribed in UNESCO's list as a World Heritage Site in the State of Palestine, and described as the "oldest fortified city in the world".

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Jericho ( ; , ; ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Jericho Governorate. The city is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. Jericho is among the oldest cities in the world. Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of more than 20 successive settlements in Jericho, the first of which dates back 11,000 years (to 9000 BCE), almost to the very beginning of the Holocene epoch of the Earth's history. Copious springs in and around the city have attracted human habitation for thousands of years. Jericho is described in the Bible as the "city of palm trees". Following the era of Mandatory Palestine, the West Bank was annexed and ruled by Jordan starting in 1950, then was occupied by Israel in 1967. Administrative control of Jericho was handed over to the Palestinian Authority in 1994. The city had a population of 20,907 in 2017. In 2023, the archaeological site in the center of the city, known as Tell es-Sultan / Old Jericho, was inscribed in UNESCO's list as a World Heritage Site in the State of Palestine, and described as the "oldest fortified city in the world".

Key claims

  1. area: 1600 metres — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 1931 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. population: 1,029 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. population: 300 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. population: 1,996 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. population: 3,010 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. publication date: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the area is "1600 metres". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "1931". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the population is "1,029 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the population is "300 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the population is "1,996 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the population is "3,010 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the publication date is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  10. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376257971

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.