The United Nations Globe Heritage Committee has declared the Inform es-Sultan archaeological web site in Jericho a “World Heritage Internet site in Palestine.” This choice was created at a conference in Riyadh, according to UNESCO. The announcement was met with approval from the Palestinian Authority, although Israel expressed anger more than the choice.

The newly designated web site, situated in Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, consists of ancient ruins dating back to the ninth millennium BCE. Jericho itself is viewed as one particular of the oldest constantly inhabited cities in the globe.

In response to the choice, the Palestinian Authority Foreign Affairs Ministry released a statement on Sunday praising the recognition of Jericho’s cultural, financial, and political significance. They also highlighted the site’s ten,000 years of human improvement.