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Asia/Hebron |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+2 |
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UTC+3 |
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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Bethlehem is a historic city in the Mafraq Governorate in central Jordan, located about 70 kilometers north of Amman. Although it shares its name with Bethlehem in Palestine, Bethlehem in Jordan is also steeped in history. The city is about 500 meters above sea level and is located in a semi-arid region surrounded by a landscape of rolling hills and river valleys.
The Bethlehem area of Jordan retains traces of early Christian and Islamic civilizations, and the ruins of Byzantine churches found nearby attest to its historical importance. There are also ancient cisterns and agricultural terracing systems around the city, demonstrating the water engineering techniques of the Nabataean civilization and the Roman period. The local traditional bazaars and stone buildings reflect typical Jordanian rural culture.
Today Bethlehem is an important agricultural center in Jordan, famous for olive and grape cultivation. The city's infrastructure is constantly being improved and it has become an important transportation node connecting the northern city with Amman. Visitors can experience traditional Jordanian village life and visit historical sites while enjoying the unique natural beauty of the Dead Sea and the Jordan Valley. Bethlehem is gradually developing into a distinctive tourist destination for exploring Jordan's history and culture.
Dingbian County is located in the northwest of Shaanxi Province, the westernmost part of Yulin City, the junction of the four provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Mongolia, is the transition zone of the Loess Plateau and the Mao Wusu Sandy Land, and has been known as "the chicken listening to the four provinces". This place has a long history, is an important town along the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty, the salt industry has a deep cultural heritage, and the ruins of the ancient salt farms have witnessed the prosperity of the ancient trade and commerce. As a typical temperate continental monsoon climate zone, Dingbian sunshine, day and night temperature difference is large, producing potatoes, buckwheat, oilseeds and other crops, known as "China's potato township". At the same time, the territory is rich in oil, natural gas and other energy resources, is an important national energy and chemical base. In recent years, Dingbian relying on location advantages, the formation of "agriculture, industry, business" synergistic development of the economic pattern, not only is the regional transportation hub, but also a model of ecological governance and green development.