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Nazareth النَّاصِرَة an-Nāṣira נָצְרַת Natzrat | |
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 View o Nazareth, wi the Basilica o the Annunciation at the centre | |
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  Nazareth | |
| Coordinates: 32°42′07″N 35°18′12″E / 32.70194°N 35.30333°ECoordinates: 32°42′07″N 35°18′12″E / 32.70194°N 35.30333°E | |
| Kintra |  Israel |
| Destrict | Northren |
| Foondit | 2200 BC (Early settlement) 300 AD (Major ceety) |
| Municipality | Est. 1885 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Mayor-cooncil |
| • Bodi | Municipality o Nazareth |
| • Mayor | Ali Sallam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.123 km2 (5.453 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 347 m (1,138 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | 75,726 |
| Demonym(s) | Nazarene |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
| Aurie code | +972 (Israel) |
| Website | www |
Nazareth (pronounced /ˈnæzərəθ/ (deprecatit template); Hebrew: נָצְרַת, Natzrat or Natzeret; Arabic: الناصرة al-Nāṣira or al-Naseriyye) is the lairgest ceety in the North Destrict o Israel. Kent as "the Arab caipital o Israel," the population is predominantly made up o Arab citizens o Israel.[2][3] In the New Testament, the ceety is describit as the childhood hame o Jesus, an as such is a centre o Christian pilgrimage, wi mony shrines commemoratin biblical events. The Mayor o Nazareth is a Palestinian Christian.
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Laurie King-Irani (Spring, 1996). "Review of "Beyond the Basilica: Christians and Muslims in Nazareth"". Journal of Palestine Studies. 25 (3): 103–105. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
|journal=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Dumper, Michael; Stanley, Bruce E.; Abu-Lughod, Janet L. (2006). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: a historical encyclopedia (Illustrated ed.). ABC-CLIO. pp. 273–274. ISBN 9781576079195.