Bethlehem

Bethlehem () is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, located about south of Jerusalem, and the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate. It had a population of people, as of . 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.

square in Bethlehem

one of Bethlehem's oldest commercial streets

monastery near Jerusalem, Israel

traditional chiseled sculpture technique

Palestinian institution for musical education