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Bethlehem

Bethlehem
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About Bethlehem

Bethlehem is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, located about ten kilometres south of Jerusalem, and the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate. It had a population of 28,591 people, as of 2017. The city's economy is strongly linked to tourism, especially during the Christmas period, when Christians embark on a pilgrimage to the Church of the Nativity, which is revered as the location of the birth of Jesus.

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There is a theory that Jesus was born not in the famous Bethlehem but in another Bethlehem near Galilee, only a few hours' walk from Nazareth where Mary and Joseph came from.

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Coordinates: 31.7044, 35.2064

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