cathedral
Church of the Nativity
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
2 km · about 5 min drive
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
Bayt Sāḩūr works well as a base: 5 minutes from Jannātah, 30km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
Bayt Sāḩūr is a town located in West Bank, Palestine. With a population of 14,921, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Bayt Sāḩūr sits in Palestine. It's in the Asia/Hebron time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bayt Sāḩūr to your route.
Beit Sahour or Beit Sahur (Arabic: بيت ساحور, romanized: ; Palestine grid 170/123) is a Palestinian town east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank in the State of Palestine. The city is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority. The population was 13,281 in 2017, consistingRead more
of approximately 80% Christians (most of them Greek Orthodox) and 20% Muslims.
Christian tradition holds Beit Sahour to be the site of the Annunciation to the Shepherds. There are two enclosures in the eastern part of Beit Sahour that are claimed by different Christian denominations to be the actual 'Shepherds Field': one belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church, and the other, the Catholic site, belonging to the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land.
The mainly Christian Palestinian inhabitants are being pressured by encroaching Israeli settlements, with one housing development threatened with demolition.
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Bayt Sāḩūr is located in West Bank, Palestine, Asia. The coordinates are 31.7009 latitude, 35.2263 longitude.
Bayt Sāḩūr has a population of approximately 14,921 people, making it a town in Palestine.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
2 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
The holiest site where Jews can pray, a 2,000-year-old limestone remnant of the Second Temple retaining wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
8 km · about 15 min drive
museum
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
9 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
9 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
30 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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