The nomination file for the project was prepared and submitted through Beit Sahour Municipality in cooperation with the Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation – Bethlehem, and presented the various projects that were implemented in the historic centre of the town. This included: urban rehabilitation projects, building conservation projects such as Dar Qumsieh and Dar Dakarat, the ongoing projects of Dar Abu Sa’da, the Emergency Plan of the Revitalization of the Historic Town, and the Bethlehem Area Conservation and Management Plan.

An announcement in Doha/Qatar declared that Beit Sahour Historic Town Project "The Municipality Neighbourhood" – Palestine has won the first prize, Dumyat Steel Historic Bridge (the Civilization Bridge) – Egypt landed second, while Al Mutanabi Street Project – Baghdad and Dukhan Traditional Mosque and Airport Building shared the third prize.

The Arab Towns Award Organization is a non-profit charitable organization that aims at enhancing the creativity and renewal in methodologies, which is based on following Arab Islamic style in modern architecture, preserving the identity and heritage of Arab towns, the maintenance of the cultural and historic monuments, and the adaptive reuse of these elements to serve the modern life. The Organization also encourages the Arab architects, engineers and town planners to commit to the traditional art and architecture, and promotes them to follow up comprehensive plans to preserve the environmental aspects in the city.

It is also worth mentioning that the Arab Towns Organization is a non-governmental organization, established on 15 March 1967 in Kuwait that targets various issues related to the municipal councils in the Arab World. The Arab Towns Awards Organization establishment is located in Al Doha/Qatar).