Jericho

The city of Jericho sits in the Jordan River Valley, in the Judaean Desert. It has been continuously inhabited since at least 9,000 BCE. Though the Jordan River is nearby (ca. 5 miles away), the city of Jericho gets its water from a prolific local spring. In the foreground is the Hasmonaean fortress of Doq. In the background, in the upper right of the photo, is the northern edge of the Dead Sea.