The town has 200 historic buildings, including over 100 in the old part of town, some dating back to the Mamluk era.
Birzeit University was formerly located there.
Dozens of buildings vacated by the university's move to Ramallah were restored, reinvigorating social and economic development.

There are three Christian churches in Birzeit.
The oldest one is St George Orthodox Church; now the Orthodox Christian community is building another large Orthodox Church, and an Orthodox Christian school that is considered to be the largest in the West Bank.

The second church is the Our Lady Queen of Peace - Guadalupe (Roman Catholic), which also runs a high school.
The Third church is St. Peter’s Episcopal/Anglican Church.
The town has 200 historic buildings, including over 100 in the old part of town, some dating back to the Mamluk era. Birzeit University was formerly located there. Dozens of buildings vacated by the university's move to Ramallah were restored, reinvigorating social and economic development.
There are three Christian churches in Birzeit. The oldest one is St George Orthodox Church; now the Orthodox Christian community is building another large Orthodox Church, and an Orthodox Christian school that is considered to be the largest in the West Bank.
The second church is the Our Lady Queen of Peace - Guadalupe (Roman Catholic), which also runs a high school. The Third church is St. Peter’s Episcopal/Anglican Church.
Birzeit