Bethlehem is a city located in the West Bank, Palestine, about 10 kilometers south of Jerusalem. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate and has a population of approximately 25,000 people. Bethlehem is an agricultural market and trade town that is closely linked to nearby Jerusalem, and its economy is largely tourist-driven, with international tourism peaking around and during Christmas when Christians embark on a pilgrimage to the Church of the Nativity, revered as the location of the Nativity of Jesus. Bethlehem is also known as the birthplace of David, as well as the city where he was anointed as the third monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel. In modern times, Bethlehem was administered as part of the British mandate of Palestine, and after the Six-Day War of 1967, it was part of the Israeli-occupied territory of the West Bank.