Jericho

Jericho ( /ˈdʒɛrɪkoʊ/; Arabic: أريحا‎ ʾArīḥā ; Hebrew: יְרִיחוֹ Yeriḥo ) is a Palestinian city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank. It is the administrative seat of the Jericho Governorate. In 2007 it had a population of 18,346. The city was occupied by Jordan from 1948 to 1967, and has been held under Israeli occupation since 1967; administrative control was handed over to the Palestinian Authority in 1994. It is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world.