Historic Centre of Bethlehem
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The Historic Centre of Bethlehem is the ancient core of the city in the West Bank, revered as the traditional birthplace of Jesus and home to major Christian pilgrimage sites such as the Church of the Nativity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old City of Bethlehem | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian pilgrimage site
ⓘ
World Heritage Site ⓘ historic district ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian pilgrimage traditions
ⓘ
Jesus of Nazareth NERFINISHED ⓘ Nativity of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Church of the Nativity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin, Greek Orthodox and Armenian convents ⓘ Manger Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem NERFINISHED ⓘ mosques ⓘ traditional urban fabric of Bethlehem ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| governedBy | Bethlehem municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Star Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic residential quarters ⓘ traditional markets (souks) ⓘ |
| hasView | Judean Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscribedBy | UNESCO World Heritage Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Jerusalem by historic pilgrimage routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bethlehem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palestinian territories NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bank ⓘ |
| partOf | Old City of Bethlehem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
Byzantine period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crusader period ⓘ Ottoman period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | protected under Palestinian heritage law ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
important to local Christian communities
ⓘ
major Christian pilgrimage destination ⓘ sacred to Christianity ⓘ |
| significance | traditional birthplace of Jesus ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
political instability
ⓘ
restrictions on movement ⓘ urban development pressures ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOcriteria |
(iv)
ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOEndangeredListYearAdded | 2012 ⓘ |
| UNESCOEndangeredListYearRemoved | 2019 ⓘ |
| UNESCOEndangeredStatus | previously inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger ⓘ |
| UNESCOregion | Arab States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1433 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old City of Bethlehem