Bethlehem
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Summary
Bethlehem is a city[1]. Bethlehem ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,882 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bethlehem Governorate[3]
- Country: Palestine[4]
- Instance of: municipality of the State of Palestine[5], holy city of Christianity[6]
- Official language: Arabic[7]
- Shares border with: Jerusalem[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Burlington[9], Marrickville[10], Steyr[11], Belém[12], Belo Horizonte[13], Natal[14], Valinhos[15], São Pedro do Butiá[16], Villa Alemana[17], Concepción[18], Třebechovice pod Orebem[19], Haapsalu City[20], Chartres[21], Grenoble[22]
- Postal code: P150 - P158[23]
- Commons category: Bethlehem[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[25]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bethlehem include Bethlehem[26], a city of Pennsylvania[27], in United States[28], founded in 1741[29]; Bethlehem Church (Isfahan)[30], a church building[31], in Iran[32]; Bartlehiem[33], a buurtschap[34], in Netherlands[35]; Bethlehem Church[36], a church building[37], in Sweden[38], founded in 1956[39]; and Canton Biliemme[40], a human settlement[41], in Italy[42].
Why It Matters
Bethlehem has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Bethlehem is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for Bethlehem include Bethlehem[26], a city of Pennsylvania[27], in United States[28], founded in 1741[29]; Bethlehem Church (Isfahan)[30], a church building[31], in Iran[32]; Bartlehiem[33], a buurtschap[34], in Netherlands[35]; Bethlehem Church[36], a church building[37], in Sweden[38], founded in 1956[39]; and Canton Biliemme[40], a human settlement[41], in Italy[42].