Beit Jala

E51577

municipality town

Beit Jala is a historic Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank, known for its Christian heritage, olive groves, and scenic hillside location.

Aliases (2)

Beit Jala Municipality ×1
Beit Sahour ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
country	State of Palestine →
elevation	about 750 metres above sea level →
governedBy	mayor →
governorateCapital	Bethlehem →
hasAgriculturalProduct	almonds → figs → grapes → olives →
hasEducationalInstitution	colleges → schools →
hasHealthFacility	clinics → hospitals →
hasIndustry	olive oil production → stone and marble → tourism →
hasLandmark	Church of Saint Nicholas → Latin Church of the Annunciation → Orthodox churches → monasteries →
hasMinorityLanguage	English →
hasMunicipalGovernment	Beit Jala Municipality →
hasReligiousCommunity	Muslims → Palestinian Christians →
hasTraditionalProduct	arak → wine →
heritage	historic Palestinian town →
knownFor	Christian heritage → olive groves → scenic hillside location → stone houses → traditional Palestinian architecture → vineyards →
language	Arabic →
locatedIn	Bethlehem Governorate → Palestine → West Bank →
locatedNear	Bethlehem → Jerusalem →
locatedOn	Judaean Mountains →
majorReligion	Christianity →
nearBorderWith	Jerusalem municipality →
partOf	Palestinian territories →
population	tens of thousands →
region	southern West Bank →
timeZone	EET →
timeZoneDST	EEST →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bethlehem → Bethlehem ("Beit Sahour") →	nearbyTown
Bethlehem Governorate →	contains
Beit Jala ("Beit Jala Municipality") →	hasMunicipalGovernment