Christian Churches in non Christian countries
WHS sites situated in a non Christian country yet consisting of, or including as a significant element of the inscribed area, an "operational" Christian religious building ("Non-Christian country" is defined as having less than 5% of population as Christian - see link).
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Armenian Monastic Ensembles | (Iran <2%. Elsewhere stated as .4%) | |
| As-Salt | French missionaries built the Roman Catholic Church (known locally as Latin Church) in 1869-70 -> 4% Christians in Jordan (wiki) | |
| Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" | Jordan has 2.2% Christians (CIA World Factbook) | |
| Bethlehem | Christians comprise less than 4% of Palestinians living within the borders of former Mandate Palestine today. They are approximately 4% of the West Bank population, less than 1% in Gaza, and nearly 10% of Israel's Palestinian population. (wiki) | |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | (India 2.3%) | |
| Djerba | Saint-Nicolas Church | |
| Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region | Japan, 1.5% | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Holy Sepulchre (Israel 2.3%) |
Suggestions?
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