Bethlehem is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, located about ten kilometers south of Jerusalem, and the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate. It had a population of 28,591 as of 2017, and its economy is strongly linked to tourism, especially during the Christmas period, when Christians make pilgrimage to the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude31.704444 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone In the Other Atlases
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1. Bethlehem (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 36,000 (2019)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 31.704444, longitude 35.206111
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 775 m
P2046 (area)
area 30.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 36000 (2019)
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. Bethlehem (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox 'Founded' = '1400 BCE (est.)' on 'Bethlehem'View the Source 3. GeoNames: Bethlehem - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 284315
31.70487 35.20376 P PPLA2 PS WE 7870463 29019 775 Asia/Hebron
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 775 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 35.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 35.25
31.75 35.25 Csa
Wikidata: Bethlehem
Wikidata Q5776, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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