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In Bethlehem, a decree from the West Bank’s governing Palestinian Authority mandates that the city’s mayor, deputy mayor and a majority of the municipal council must be Christians.
Manger Square, in Central Bethlehem. Manger Square (Arabic: ميدان المهد; Hebrew: כיכר האבוס) is a city square in the center of Bethlehem in Palestine.It takes its name from the manger where Jesus is said to have been born which, according to Christian tradition, took place at the Grotto of the Nativity, enshrined since the fourth century in the Church of the Nativity.
Grotto of the Nativity, fourteen-point silver star under the main altar marking the traditional spot of Jesus' birth. The Grotto of the Nativity, the place where Jesus is said to have been born, is an underground space which forms the crypt of the Church of the Nativity. It is situated underneath its main altar, and it is normally accessed by ...
Beit Sahour or Beit Sahur (Arabic: بيت ساحور, romanized: Bayt Sāḥūr ⓘ; Palestine grid 170/123) is a Palestinian town east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine. The city is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority.
Bethlehem [a] is a city in the West Bank of Palestine, located about ten kilometres (six miles) south of Jerusalem.It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate, and as of 2017 had a population of 28,591 people.
The Palestinian village of Beit Sahour, next to Bethlehem, has been identified by Latin Church tradition as the site of the Annunciation to the shepherds – that is, the place where the announcement of Jesus’ birth to shepherds by angels took place. [6]
Referring to Jesus Christ’s birthplace, which is now in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Most Rev Justin Welby said “the skies of Bethlehem are full of fear rather than angels and glory”.
Bethlehem city, West Bank Greek Orthodox Church of Transfiguration: 1852 Ramallah, West Bank Holy Family Catholic Church: 1913 Ramallah city, West Bank Church of Saint George, Tulkarm: 1830 [1] Tulkarm city, West Bank Jacob's Well: Balata Camp, West Bank Tomb of Lazarus: Al-Eizariya town, West Bank Chapel of the Milk Grotto: Bethlehem city ...