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Bethlehem is a Palestinian city located in the central West Bank, Palestine, about 10 km south of Jerusalem. Its population is approximately 25,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate. The economy is primarily tourist-driven.The earliest known mention of the city was in the Amarna correspondence of 1350–1330 BCE during its habitation by the Canaanites. The Hebrew Bible, which says that the city of Bethlehem was built up as a fortified city by Rehoboam, identifies it as the city David was from and where he was crowned as the king of Israel. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke identify Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus. Bethlehem was ...
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  • 1. Visit Palestine Center Bethlehem
    Eight United States presidents have made presidential visits to the Middle East. The first trips by an incumbent president to countries in the Middle East were those of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and were an offshoot of Allied diplomatic interactions during World War II. To date, 16 visits have been made to Egypt, 12 to Saudi Arabia, 11 to Israel, six to both Jordan and Turkey, five to Iraq, four to Iran, three to the Palestinian Territories, two to both Kuwait and Syria, one to Bahrain, Georgia, Oman, Qatar, and to the United Arab Emirates. No incumbent American president has yet visited: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Lebanon, or Yemen.
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  • 2. Bethlehem Convention Palace Bethlehem
    The Bethlehem Convention Palace قصر المؤتمرات بيت لحم is a convention center facility in Bethlehem. The Convention Palace was established four kilometers from the Church of the Nativity in the biblical and historical city of Bethlehem. The building includes a main meeting hall, exhibition gallery, theatre, meeting rooms, gardens, interfaith prayer room and cafeteria.The main design of the Convention Palace is the architectural integration between the Palace and the neighboring monuments, namely Qal'at Murad , Handicraft Center and the Historic Solomon’s Pools. Most importantly, the construction preserves the historic and archaeological nature of the area. An assortment of original Palestinian stones was used in the construction of the Convention Palace, with stones of v...
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