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Bethlehem
Palestinian Territories
Palestinian Christians are a religious community of the Palestinian people consisting of those who identify as Christians, including those who are cultural Christians in addition to those who actively adhere to Christianity. They are a religious minority within Palestine and Israel, as well as within the Palestinian diaspora. Applying the broader definition, which groups together individuals with full or partial Palestinian Christian ancestry, the term was applied to an estimated 500,000 people globally in the year 2000.
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Things to do in Bethlehem
- Full-Day Bethlehem, Jericho, and Jordan River Tour · 11 h · from $155 · 4.7/5 (110 reviews)
- Travel to Bethlehem, Jericho and Qaser Al Yahud - Guided Tour From Jerusalem · 11 h · from $140 · 4.9/5 (19 reviews)
- Bethlehem Alternative Tour · 5 h · from $100 · 5.0/5 (90 reviews)
- Bethlehem Half Day Guided Group Tour · 4 h · from $50 · 5.0/5 (2 reviews)
- Travel to Bethlehem & Dead Sea Day Tour from Jerusalem · 11 h · from $120 · 4.5/5 (41 reviews)
- Jerusalem & Bethlehem Tour from Haifa Port 2026 - Small Group · 10 h · from $255 · 4.5/5 (31 reviews)
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+2 · 8 h ahead of Costa Rica
- On the map
- 31.71° N, 35.20° E
Near Bethlehem
- Jerusalem · 8 km away
- Hebron · 22 km away
- Sweimah · 38 km away
- Ashdod · 53 km away
- Madaba · 56 km away
- Tel Aviv · 58 km away
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Where to stay
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