at promoting local Palestinian products and attracting tourism. The celebration offers beer competitions, cultural, traditional and musical performances and other attractions. From 500 liters of beer in 1995, the company produced 600,000 liters in 2011, mainly sold in the West Bank and Israel. Before the Second Intifada, the beer was sold to upscale bars in Israel. According to David Khoury, the brewery sells 6 million liters a year, and exports its products to Japan. In November 2014, Nadim Khoury, the co-founder of Taybeh Brewing Company has also opened a line of Taybeh wines marketed under the brand name "Nadim" (Arabic for "drinking companion") for a variety of wines, such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah. Educational and religious institutions The Orthodox Patriarchal School serves over 270 students, and the Roman Catholic (Latin) School serves over 400. The different Christian denominations worship together on Easter and Christmas. The Latin parish runs a school, a medical center, a hostel for pilgrims and youth programs. Construction of a new kindergarten and additional classrooms for Al-Taybeh Greek Orthodox School was completed in 2012 with USAID funding of $750,000. The school, built 130 years ago, is the largest in Taybeh. It is attended by 430 students from Taybeh and villages in the vicinity. Landmarks The Al-Khidr Church, or St George's Church, is located east of the centre of Taybeh, and was constructed during two periods, first in the Byzantine era, and then during the Crusader era. The remains of a Crusader castle, named Castle of St. Elias or Castrum Sancti Helie in Latin, can still be seen. Local government The former mayor of Taybeh is David Khoury, co-owner of the local brewery established by his brother. Demographics Taybeh is a Christian village, with the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Melkite Eastern Catholic faiths represented. In 2008, Taybeh had a low birthrate and residents feared that the population would entirely disappear. According to the mayor, the population in 2010 was 2,300, with 12,000 former residents and their descendants living in the U.S., Chile, and Guatemala. References Bibliography (p.280, p.293, p.295–p.298 ) (pp. 120–121) (II p. 587) (p. 66, p. 79: Pl.22) External links Welcome To al-Tayyiba Taybeh, Welcome to Palestine Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14: IAA, Wikimedia commons Et Taiyiba Town (Including Badiw al Mu’arrajat Locality) (Fact Sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ) Et Taiyiba Town Profile (including Badiw al Mu’arrajat Locality), ARIJ Aerial photo, ARIJ