Bethlehem

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Bethlehem is a city in the West Bank in Palestine. The city was the birthplace of Jesus. Bethlehem is home to one of largest Palestinian Christian communities in the Middle East. It lies about 10 km south of Jerusalem. The Church of the Nativity, built in 330 AD, is perhaps the oldest existing Christian church in the world.

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