Beit Sahur

Beit Sahour or Beit Sahur is a Palestinian town east of , in the of the in the State of Palestine. The city is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Nativity and Chapel of the Milk Grotto.

Church
Photo: Neil Ward, CC BY 2.0.
The , or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in , , . The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus.

Church
Photo: Antoinetav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The of Our Lady, also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto, is a chapel in , in the , erected in 1872.

Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE. is situated 4 km south of Beit Sahur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hindaza and Bethlehem.

Village
is a Palestinian village located six kilometers south-east of . The village is in the Southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 7,517 in 2017.

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is a small city located some 10 km south of the Old City of within the , in an "Area A" zone administered by the Palestinian Authority.

Beit Sahur

Latitude
31.69761° or 31° 41′ 51″ north
Longitude
35.22886° or 35° 13′ 44″ east
Elevation
621 metres (2,037 feet)
Open location code
8G3QM6XH+2G
Geo­Names ID
11670529
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In Other Languages

“Beit Sahur” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيت ساحور”

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