Jericho Govrenorate

The Jericho Governorate () is ane o 16 Govrenorates o Palestine (admeenistrative destricts) athin the Palestine. It is locatit alang the eastren auries o the Wast Bank, alang the northren Dead Sea an soothren Jordan River valley borderin Jordan. The Governorate spans wast tae the muntains east o Ramallah an the eastren slopes o Jerusalem, includin the northren reaches o the Judean desert. The population o the Jericho Govrenorate is estimatit tae be 31,501, includin approximately 6,000 Palestinian refugees in the Govrenorate's camps.

Agricultur is important tae the economy in the destrict, especially in the valley near Jericho, its caipital. Jericho is aften considered the auldest conteenous dounset in the warld; its mony historic an archaeological sites attract numerous tourists tae the aurie.

Elishia's Park (cried Elisee's Spring an Ein el-Sultan an aw) is an oasis in the Jericho Destrict that is hame tae orcharts, palm groves, bananae plantations, an ither flora.

On November 7, 1927, a major yirdquauk epicentered near Jericho, which lies on the Great Rift Valley, killed 350 fowk an caused major damage in the Breetish Mandate for Palestine.

 Localities 
 Ceeties 
 Jericho

 Municipalities 
 al-Auja
 al-Jiftlik

 Veelages 
 al-Fasa'il
 an-Nuway'imah
 Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta
 Ein ad-Duyuk at-Foqa
 az-Zubaidat

 Refugee camps 
 Aqabat Jaber
 Ein as-Sultan

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Category:Geografie o the Wast Bank
Category:Govrenorates o Palestine