Bethlehem

Bethlehem
Ither transcription(s)
• Arabic	بيت لحم
• An aa spelled	Beit Lahm (official) Bayt Lahm (unofficial)
• Ebreu	בֵּית לֶחֶם‬
Bethlehem Location o Bethlehem within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 31°42′11″N 35°11′44″E / 31.70306°N 35.19556°E / 31.70306; 35.19556Coordinates: 31°42′11″N 35°11′44″E / 31.70306°N 35.19556°E / 31.70306; 35.19556
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

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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