Tell Es Sultan

UNESCO: Riyadh meeting names Jericho site in World Heritage List


Issue 1177 - 27 Sep 2023 | 1 minute read

A meeting of the Unesco World Heritage Committee, held in Riyadh, caused a diplomatic stir when it voted to include the pre-historic site of Tell Es Sultan near Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine. Israel objected to the decision. 

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