by khader | Mar 20, 2023 | WhatToVisit
For over two thousand years, Solomon Pools in the south of Bethlehem has been steeped in legend. So great in size and importance were these three stone water basins, cut in the rock built during the reign of King Herod in the times of the Romans, that they became... 
by khader | Mar 20, 2023 | WhatToVisit
The greatest of the ancient monasteries dotting the wilderness of the Judaean Desert, Mar Saba hangs dramatically down the cliff edge of a deep ravine.The grey-domed Greek Orthodox complex was established in the 5th century by St Sabas (Mar Saba in Arabic), a monk... 
by khader | Mar 20, 2023 | WhatToVisit
Dheisheh camp was established in 1949 and is located along the main street in Bethlehem. The camp was built to serve 3,000 refugees. Dheisheh camp has a very active civil society with many community-based organizations.The Israeli military fenced in the entire camp... 
by khader | Mar 20, 2023 | WhatToVisit
Al Azza Refugee Camp, the smallest refugee camp in Bethlehem – covering only 0.02 square kilometers, is located between Manger Street and Jerusalem-Hebron Road. The Camp is also called ‘Beit Jibrin’ because the majority of the families living in the camp came... 
by khader | Mar 20, 2023 | WhatToVisit
Aida (Arabic: مخيم عايده), also spelled ‘Ayda, is a Palestinian refugee camp situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the historic centre of Bethlehem and 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Beit Jala, in the central West Bank, State of Palestine.According to the UNRWA, the... 
by khader | Mar 20, 2023 | WhatToVisit
According to ancient tradition, the shepherds received the first tidings of the Nativity in a broad valley in Beit Sahour where they were keeping watch over their flock by night. An angel said unto them, “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,...