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Jericho

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City in Jericho Governorate.

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PLACE & PRECISION

Geographic context.

Approximate sourced point: 31.8561, 35.4631 · Approximate position of the locality, from its Wikidata item.

Source: Wikidata: the places of Palestine, queried 27 September 2026 ↗

catalog: Q5687 P625

Source versionwikidata-palestine-places:v1

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  1. Wikidata: the places of Palestine, queried 27 September 2026 ↗

    Wikidata · catalog: Q5687

    Evidence version: wikidata-palestine-places:v1

  2. Wikidata: the places of Palestine, queried 27 September 2026 ↗

    Wikidata · catalog: Q5687 P625

    Evidence version: wikidata-palestine-places:v1

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HeritageThe Nabi Musa festival is practised in PlaceJericho

Role: The shrine of the Prophet Moses, in the region of Jericho, where the procession ends

Attributed to Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Palestine (Virtual Museum).

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  1. The Shrine of Prophet Moses ↗

    Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Palestine · supports · section: “The Shrine of Prophet Moses is located in the wilderness of Jerusalem, 8 kilometers south of Jericho…”

    Evidence version: mota-vm-shrine-of-prophet-moses:v1

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HeritageThe shrine of Nabi Musa near Jericho is practised in PlaceJericho

Role: The shrine, where the procession ends

Attributed to Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Palestine (Virtual Museum).

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  1. The Shrine of Prophet Moses ↗

    Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Palestine · supports · section: “The Shrine of Prophet Moses is located in the wilderness of Jerusalem, 8 kilometers south of Jericho…”

    Evidence version: mota-vm-shrine-of-prophet-moses:v1

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PersonSaeb Erekat was born in PlaceJericho

Role: Born here: 28 April 1955, Jericho

Attributed to PASSIA, Palestinian Personalities.

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  1. Palestinian Personalities: a biographic directory ↗

    PASSIA, the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs · supports · section: in Jericho on 28 April 1955; grew up in Jericho

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