Type: | Governorate |
Coordinates: | 32.0249°N 35.4455°W |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Hussein Hamayel |
Area Total Km2: | 608 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 50,002 |
Population Note: | This figure excludes the Israeli West Bank Settlements |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Iso Code: | PS-JRH |
Image Map1: | 2018 OCHA OpT map Jericho.jpg |
Map Caption1: | 2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements in the governorate |
The Jericho Governorate (ar|محافظة أريحا|Muḥāfaẓat Arīḥā) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. Its capital is Jericho. The governorate is located along the eastern areas of the West Bank, along the northern Dead Sea and southern Jordan River valley bordering Jordan. It spans west to the mountains east of Ramallah and the eastern slopes of Jerusalem, including the northern reaches of the Judaean Desert. The population of the Jericho Governorate is estimated to be 50,002, including 13,334 Palestinian refugees in the governorate's camps.[1]
Ein es-Sultan (also known as "Elisha's Spring") is an oasis in Jericho, one of the main tourist attractions in the area.[2]