Faces of Beit Sahour
3 people on Faces of Palestine were born here.
A town just east of Bethlehem, at the edge of the desert.
Known for
- Shepherds' Field
- Its tax strike during the first intifada

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Beit Sahour in pictures

The Greek Orthodox monastery at Shepherds’ FieldPhoto: Aleksei m · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Born in Beit Sahour
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Sportsb. 1994Mary Al-Atrash
Inspiring swimmer, overcame barriers to compete at the Olympics.
Beit Sahour, West Bank, Palestine
Read their story- Activismb. 1957
Mazin Qumsiyeh
Influential environmental and social activist
Beit Sahour, Palestine
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Guardians of Faithb. 1979Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac
Prominent voice for Palestinian Christians
Beit Sahour, Palestine
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Beit Sahour, in Bethlehem
4 towns and villages · 16 faces
Bethlehem
Open BethlehemSubdistrict borders (1945) by Carlos HaGadol, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Elsewhere in Bethlehem
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