Worth knowing
Palestine
Jericho is among the oldest towns in the world, settled about 11,000 years ago. Its stone tower stands 8.5 metres tall and was built around 8000 BC, before people had learned to make pottery.
Where its story happens
The Tower of Jericho, at 31.87°N, 35.44°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Palestine
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the middling countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Palestine, by the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, west of Jordan. See Palestine on a map.
- Bethlehem, Jericho, Hebron and Nablus are among its cities.
- A church here, first built in the 300s, stands over the cave honoured as the birthplace of Jesus.
- Knafeh, a cheese pastry soaked in sweet syrup, is the speciality of its city of Nablus.
- A stone tower built here about 10,000 years ago is one of the oldest buildings on Earth.