People visit the heritage site of Tell es-Sultan near the West Bank city of Jericho, on Sept. 18, 2023. The World Heritage Committee on Sept. 17 officially added a Palestinian heritage site to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said "Tell es-Sultan, located in Jericho in the West Bank, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List." (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
RAMALLAH, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The World Heritage Committee on Sunday officially added a Palestinian heritage site to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said "Tell es-Sultan, located in Jericho in the West Bank, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List."
"The decision to add the historical site took place during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting held in Saudi Arabia," the ministry added.
"Such an important decision affirmed the unique universal value of the site and of Palestine in general and reveals the historical, aesthetic, ethnological, and anthropological origins of the Palestinian people," the ministry added.
Tell es-Sultan is located in the Jordan Valley, near Jericho city. The property is an oval-shaped tell, or mound, that contains the prehistorical deposits of human activity.
Jericho, known as the "City of the Moon," is a significant Neolithic site. It houses the palace of Caliph Hisham bin Abdul Malik, which revealed a massive mosaic panel measuring 824 square meters. ■
People visit the heritage site of Tell es-Sultan near the West Bank city of Jericho, on Sept. 18, 2023. The World Heritage Committee on Sept. 17 officially added a Palestinian heritage site to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said "Tell es-Sultan, located in Jericho in the West Bank, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List." (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
A woman fills a bottle with water at the heritage site of Tell es-Sultan near the West Bank city of Jericho, on Sept. 18, 2023. The World Heritage Committee on Sept. 17 officially added a Palestinian heritage site to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said "Tell es-Sultan, located in Jericho in the West Bank, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List." (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
People visit the heritage site of Tell es-Sultan near the West Bank city of Jericho, on Sept. 18, 2023. The World Heritage Committee on Sept. 17 officially added a Palestinian heritage site to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said "Tell es-Sultan, located in Jericho in the West Bank, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List." (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
People visit the heritage site of Tell es-Sultan near the West Bank city of Jericho, on Sept. 18, 2023. The World Heritage Committee on Sept. 17 officially added a Palestinian heritage site to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said "Tell es-Sultan, located in Jericho in the West Bank, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List." (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
People visit the heritage site of Tell es-Sultan near the West Bank city of Jericho, on Sept. 18, 2023. The World Heritage Committee on Sept. 17 officially added a Palestinian heritage site to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said "Tell es-Sultan, located in Jericho in the West Bank, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List." (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
