Eliha - Eliha

Japanese: エリーハ - えりーは
Eliha - Eliha

…Population: about 16,000. Also called Jericho, or Erīḥa in Arabic. Known as the oldest city in Palestine, present-day Jericho is located about 22 km northeast of Jerusalem along the Jerusalem-Amman road and about 8 km north of the Dead Sea.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Elijah" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人口約1万6000。エリコともいい,アラビア語でエリーハErīḥa。パレスティナ最古の町として知られるが,現在のイェリコは,エルサレム・アンマン道路に沿ってエルサレムの東北東約22km,死海の北方約8kmに位置する。…

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