Hisham's Palace in Jericho

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Hisham’s Palace is an Umayyad structure that is listed among the last of the surviving antiquities of Romans and Byzantines. It was built by Walid Ibn Yazid in 734 CE near Jericho in the Jordan Valley during the reign of Caliph Hisham Ibn Abdelmalik between 724-743 CE.

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Hassan, R. (2018, November 26). Hisham's Palace in Jericho. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image3d/383/hishams-palace-in-jericho/

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Hassan, Ramzi. "Hisham's Palace in Jericho." World History Encyclopedia, November 26, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image3d/383/hishams-palace-in-jericho/.

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Hassan, Ramzi. "Hisham's Palace in Jericho." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Nov 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image3d/383/hishams-palace-in-jericho/.

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