Bethlehem Governorate

The Bethlehem Governorate is one of 16 governorates of . It covers an area of the , south of . Its principal city and district capital is .
  • Governorate of the State of Palestine with about 216,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 400 metres (1,310 feet)
  • …is also known as “Muḥāfaẓat Bayt Laḥm”
  • Description: governorate of the Palestinian National Authority

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Za’atara and Maale Rehavam.
Za'atara is a Palestinian town located 11 km southeast of .
4½ km northwest of Bethlehem Governorate
Ma'ale Rehav'am is an Israeli outpost in the…
4 km west of Bethlehem Governorate
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Village
Nokdim is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the .
5 km west of Bethlehem Governorate
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Latitude
31.65° or 31° 39′ north
Longitude
35.3° or 35° 18′ east
Open location code
8G3QM822+22
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Bethlehem Governorate” goes by many names.
محافظة بيت لحمArabic
Gubernación de BetlemAragonese
Gobernación de BelénAsturian
Betleemgo GobernazioaBasque
ВіфлеемBelarusian
বেথলেহেম প্রদেশBengali
Governació de BetlemCatalan
پارێزگای بێت لەحمCentral Kurdish
伯利恒省Chinese
BetlémCzech
Bethlehem GovernorateDanish
BethlehemDutch
محافظة بيت لحمEgyptian Arabic
Gubernio Bet-LeĥemoEsperanto
Bethlehemin kuvernoraattiFinnish
Betlehemin kuvernementtiFinnish
Gobernación de BelénGalician
Κυβερνείο της ΒηθλεέμGreek
બેથલેહેમ ગવર્નોરેટGujarati
בית לחםHebrew
בית לחם (נפה)Hebrew
बैतलहम प्रांतHindi
Betlehem kormányzóságHungarian
Kegubernuran BethlehemIndonesian
Governatorato di BetlemmeItalian
ベツレヘムJapanese
ベツレヘム県Japanese
ಬೆಥ್ ಲೆಹೆಮ್ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್Kannada
베들레헴주Korean
Bētlemes muhāfazaLatvian
Betliejaus muchafazaLithuanian
Kegabenoran Bait LahamMalay
Kegabenoran BethlehemMalay
Governorat ta‘ BetlemMaltese
बेथलहेम गव्हर्नोरेटMarathi
BetlehemNorwegian
Bethlehem GovernorateNorwegian Bokmål
Betlehem guvernementNorwegian Nynorsk
استان بیت‌لحمPersian
BetlejemPolish
Guvernoratul BetleemRomanian
ВифлеемRussian
Bethlehem GovrenorateScots
බෙත්ලෙහෙම් පළාතSinhala
Betlehemský governorátSlovak
Guvernat BetlehemSlovenian
Betlehems guvernementSwedish
பெத்லகேம் ஆளுநரகம்Tamil
பெத்லகேம் கோவெர்னோரேட்Tamil
பைத்துலகம் ஆளுநரகம்Tamil
బెత్లెహామ్ గవర్నరేట్Telugu
เขตการปกครองเบธเลเฮมThai
Bethlehem YönetimiTurkish
Beytüllahim ValiliğiTurkish
ВифлеємUkrainian
Вифлеєм (провінція)Ukrainian
Провінція ВифлеємUkrainian
محافظہ بیت لحمUrdu
Tỉnh BethlehemVietnamese
Llywodraethiaeth BethlehemWelsh
ضلع بیت اللحمWestern Panjabi

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Places to Discover

“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

West Bank: Highlights

Learn more about Bethlehem and Ramallah.