Bethlehem: Palestinian ceety in the central Wast Bank
Bethlehem (Beth Leḥem or Modren Hebrew Beyt Leḥem, lit Hoose o Breid; Greek: Βηθλεέμ Bethleém, Arabic: بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ, Bayt Laḥm (help·info), lit Hoose o Meat; Hebrew: בֵּית לֶחֶם) is a Palestinian ceety in the central Wast Bank, approximately 8 km (5 mi) sooth o Jerusalem, wi a population o aboot 30,000 fowk.
Bethlehem | |
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| Ither transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بيت لحم |
| • An aa spelled | Beit Lahm (official) Bayt Lahm (unofficial) |
| • Ebreu | בֵּית לֶחֶם |
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  Bethlehem Location o Bethlehem within the Palestinian territories | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′11″N 35°11′44″E / 31.70306°N 35.19556°E 35°11′44″E / 31.70306°N 35.19556°E | |
| Govrenorate | Bethlehem |
| Foondit | 1400 BCE (est.) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Ceety (from 1995) |
| • Heid o Municipality | Vera Baboun |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 10.611 km2 (4.097 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 25,266 |
| Name meanin | Hoose o Meat (Arabic); Hoose o Breid (Ebreu & Aramaic) |
| Website | www.bethlehem-city.org |
Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Bethlehem is twinned wi:
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References
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