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These kids are from a Refugee camp,I was passing by and I stopped by to see what they were doing,

You could see in the picture for yourselves what kind of toys they had to play around with

History:
Jericho (Arabic أريحا (help·info), ʼArīḥā; Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (help·info), Standard Yəriḥo Tiberian Yərîḫô / Yərîḥô; Greek Ἱεριχώ) is a town in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories, located within the Jericho Governorate, near the Jordan River. Its name may be derived from the word meaning "moon" in Hebrew and Canaanite, as the city was an early center of worship for lunar deities.[2] Despite the city's long history, Jericho was first mentioned in the Book of Numbers.

Jericho is believed to be one of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world,[3] and archaeologists have unearthed the remains of over 20 successive settlements there, dating back to 11,000 years ago (9000 BCE).[4]

Jericho has a population of approximately 25,000 Palestinians.[5] The current mayor is Hassan Saleh, a former lawyer. Three separate settlements have existed at or near the current location for more than 11,000 years. The position is on an east-west route north of the Dead Sea.

Jericho has been described as a "city of Palm trees" where the copious springs of both tepid and cold waters gave rise to orchards of Lemons, Oranges, Bananas, Caster Oil plants and where melons, figs and grapes were grown. The cultivation of sugar cane was introduced by the crusaders

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  • Copyright: KIRIL SVRAKOV (KSVRAKOV) Silver Note Writer [C: 0 W: 0 N: 38] (243)
  • Genre: People
  • Medium: Color
  • Date Taken: 2007-06-00
  • Categories: Daily Life
  • Photo Version: Original Version
  • Date Submitted: 2008-07-10 6:40
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