Bethlehem
Palestinian ceety in the central Wast Bank / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Bethlehem | |
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Ither transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | بيت لحم |
• An aa spelled | Beit Lahm (official) Bayt Lahm (unofficial) |
• Ebreu | בֵּית לֶחֶם |
Location o Bethlehem within the Palestinian territories | |
Coordinates: 31°42′11″N 35°11′44″E | |
Govrenorate | Bethlehem |
Foondit | 1400 BCE (est.) |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Ceety (from 1995) |
• Heid o Municipality | Vera Baboun[1] |
Area | |
• Jurisdiction | 10.611 km2 (4.097 sq mi) |
Population (2007[2]) | |
• Jurisdiction | 25,266 |
Name meanin | Hoose o Meat (Arabic); Hoose o Breid (Ebreu & Aramaic) |
Website | www.bethlehem-city.org |
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