Best Traditional Palestinian Bethlehem UNESCO 2012 Birthplace Jesus Church of Nativity 339 AD Oldest Continuously Operating Christian Manger Square Hebron Old Town UNESCO 2017 In Danger Cave of Patriarchs Abraham Sarah Isaac Rebecca Jacob Leah Mamluk Tel Rumeida Jericho Tell es-Sultan UNESCO 2023 Oldest Continuously Inhabited City 10,000 Years 9000 BC Hisham's Palace 8th Umayyad Mount of Temptation Battir UNESCO 2014 Mediterranean Dry-Stone Terraces Roman Irrigation 3,000 Years Ramallah Arafat Mausoleum 2007 Mar Saba 5th Century and Palestine Heritage Tour Destinations
Browse more guides: Palestine travel | Asia destinations Best Traditional Palestinian Heritage Tour Destinations - Bethlehem, Hebron, Jericho, Battir, Ramallah TL;DR The State of Palestine - about 5.5 million Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza Strip totaling roughly 6,020 km² - holds four UNESCO World Heritage Sites despite the difficulty of obtaining them. Plan 4-6 days and verify advisories carefully (post-October 2023 conditions remain unstable). Bethlehem (UNESCO 2012) - Church of the Nativity 339 AD, the oldest continuously operating Christian church, on Manger Square, 10 km south of Jerusalem. Hebron Old Town (UNESCO 2017, In Danger) - Cave of the Patriarchs (Tomb of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob, Leah) sacred to all three Abrahamic faiths, plus the Mamluk-era souq. Jericho - Tell es-Sultan (UNESCO 2023) - the oldest continuously inhabited city, layers reaching back 10,000 years to roughly 9000 BC, with Hisham's Palace and the Mount of Temptation n...