Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a small city located some 10 km south of the Old City of Jerusalem within the West Bank, in an "Area A" zone administered by the Palestinian Authority. Wikivoyage
Population 36,000 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Al-Bad Museum for Olive Oil Production Museum · 830 m
- International Nativity Museum Museum · 800 m
- Alqam Mall Memorial · 810 m
- Qawss Al-Zarara - Bethlehem Gate Monument · 860 m
- Baituna Al Talhami Museum Museum · 920 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Getting around
- Taxi Station 800 m
- Hebron Bus Station 810 m
- مفرق باب زقاق 870 m
- Service 960 m
- Bethlehem Bus Station 1.0 km
- Bus Station 3.9 km
Train stations: Biblical Zoo 4.9 km, Jerusalem Malcha 5.0 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.