Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Nof HaGalil

Nof HaGalil is a city in the of with a population of 45,587. Nof HaGalil was founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit, it was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the city of and the .
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  • Type: Town with 50,300 residents
  • Description: Mixed city in northern Israel, formerly named Nazareth Illit
  • Also known as: “Kiryat-Natsrat”, “Natsrat Elit”, “Natzrat Elit”, “Natzrat Ilit”, “Nazareth Elit”, “Nazareth Elite”, “Nazareth Ilit”, “Nazareth-la-Haute”, “Nazerat ‘Illit”, “Nazrat-Illit”, “Nof ha-Galil”, “Qiryat Naṣrat”, and “Upper Nazareth”
  • Historically known as: “Natsrat Ilit”, “Natzrath Ilith”, “Nazareth Illit”, “Naẕerat ‘Ilit”, “Naẕerat ‘Illit”, and “Nazrath Illit”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Annunciation and Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The , sometimes also referred to as the Basilica of the Annunciation, is a Catholic church in , in northern . It is one of two claimants to the site of the Annunciation – in which angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced that she would give birth to Jesus – the other being the . is situated 3 km west of Nof HaGalil.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Gabriel, also known as the Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, is an Eastern Orthodox church in , Israel. It is one of two claimants to the site of the Annunciation - where angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced that she would give birth to Jesus - the other being the Catholic . is situated 2½ km west of Nof HaGalil.

Mosque
Photo: Rudko, CC0.
The White Mosque, is a , located in , in the northern district of . The mosque is situated in Harat Alghama, or the Mosque Quarter, in the centre of Nazareth's Old Market area. is situated 3 km west of Nof HaGalil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reineh and Nazareth.

Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is an Arab town in northern . Located in the Galilee, between and , it attained local council status in 1968. In 2023 it had a population of 17,513, the majority of whom are Muslims, with a significant Christian minority.

Photo: Tiamat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in northern . It is the largest Arab city in Israel proper, having a population of 60,000, a harmonious mix of Muslims and Christians.

Town
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Arab local council in the of , located about five kilometers north-east of . It was declared a local council in 1964. In 2023 it had a population of 13,834; 100% were Muslims. is situated 2½ km northeast of Nof HaGalil.

Nof HaGalil

Latitude
32.70993° or 32° 42′ 36″ north
Longitude
35.32987° or 35° 19′ 48″ east
Population
50,300
Elevation
506 metres (1,660 feet)
Open location code
8G4QP85H+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 610612251
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
294097
Wiki­data ID
Q167659
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Nof HaGalil” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أو نوف هجليل”
  • Arabic: “الناصرة العليا”
  • Arabic: “ناصيرات عيليت”
  • Arabic: “نتسرات عيليت”
  • Arabic: “نوف الجليل”
  • Arabic: “نوف هجليل”
  • Arabic: “نوف هَچليل”
  • Arabic: “نوف هغليل”
  • Armenian: “Նոֆ ՀաԳալիլ”
  • Asturian: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Belarusian: “Ноф-ха-Галіль”
  • Catalan: “Natzaret Il·lit”
  • Cebuano: “Naẕerat ‘Illit”
  • Chinese: “上拿撒勒”
  • Chinese: “拿撒勒伊利特”
  • Czech: “Kirjat Nacaret”
  • Czech: “Nacaret Ilit”
  • Czech: “Nazaret Illit”
  • Czech: “Nof ha-Galil”
  • Danish: “Nazareth Illit”
  • Danish: “Nazerat Illit”
  • Dutch: “Nazareth Illit”
  • Dutch: “Nazrath Illit”
  • Dutch: “Nazreth Illit”
  • Dutch: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الناصره العليا”
  • Esperanto: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Finnish: “Nasaret Illit”
  • Finnish: “Nof HaGalil”
  • French: “Nazareth Illit”
  • French: “Nazrat Ilit”
  • French: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Georgian: “ნაზარეთ-ილითი”
  • German: “Nazareth-Illit”
  • German: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Greek: “Νοφ ΧαΓκαλίλ”
  • Hebrew: “Naẕerat ‘Illit” (historical)
  • Hebrew: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Hebrew: “נ’ע”
  • Hebrew: “נוף הגליל”
  • Hebrew: “נוֹף הַגָּלִיל”
  • Hebrew: “נצרת עילית”
  • Hebrew: “נצרת עלית”
  • Hungarian: “Nazareth Illit”
  • Hungarian: “Nazrat-Illit”
  • Indonesian: “Natzrat Illit”
  • Indonesian: “Nazaret Illit”
  • Indonesian: “Nazareth Illit”
  • Indonesian: “Nazerat Illit”
  • Italian: “Nazaret Illit”
  • Italian: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Japanese: “アッパー・ナザレ”
  • Japanese: “ナザレ・イリット”
  • Japanese: “ナザレ・イリト”
  • Japanese: “ノフ・ハガリル”
  • Korean: “나자렛일리트”
  • Korean: “노프하갈릴”
  • Lithuanian: “Aukštutinis Nazaretas”
  • Lithuanian: “Nazerat Ilitas”
  • Lombard: “Nazaret Illit”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Norwegian: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Ossetian: “Ноф-ха-Галиль”
  • Persian: “ناتسرات عیلیت”
  • Piemontese: “Nàsaret Illit”
  • Piemontese: “Nàsaret-Illit”
  • Polish: “Nacerat Illit”
  • Polish: “Nof ha-Galil”
  • Portuguese: “Nazaré Illit”
  • Portuguese: “Nazareth Illit”
  • Portuguese: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Russian: “Верхний Назарет”
  • Russian: “Назарет Иллит”
  • Russian: “Назарет-Илит”
  • Russian: “Назарет-Иллит”
  • Russian: “Назарет-Эллит”
  • Russian: “Нацерат-Иллит”
  • Russian: “Нацерет-Илит”
  • Russian: “Нацерет-Иллит”
  • Russian: “Нацерет-Элит”
  • Russian: “Нацрат-Илит”
  • Russian: “Нацрат-Иллит”
  • Russian: “Нацрат-Элит”
  • Russian: “Ноф-ха-Галиль”
  • Russian: “Ноф-Ха-Галиль”
  • Scots: “Nazareth Illit”
  • Serbian: “Natzerat Illit”
  • Serbian: “Nazaret Ilit”
  • Serbian: “Nazareth Illit”
  • Serbian: “Назарет Илит”
  • Serbian: “Ноф Хагалил”
  • Serbian: “נצרת עילית”
  • Spanish: “Alta Nazaret”
  • Spanish: “Nazareth Illit”
  • Spanish: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Spanish: “נָצְרַת עִלִּית”
  • Swahili: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Swedish: “Nasaret Illit”
  • Swedish: “Naẕerat ‘Illit”
  • Tagalog: “Natzrat Ilit”
  • Tagalog: “Nazareth Illit”
  • Tagalog: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Turkish: “Nof HaGalil”
  • Ukrainian: “Назарет Ілліт”
  • Ukrainian: “Назарет-Ілліт”
  • Ukrainian: “Нацрат-Ілліт”
  • Ukrainian: “Ноф-га-Галіль”
  • Urdu: “ناصرہ علیا”
  • Vietnamese: “Nazareth Illit”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Nazareth Illit”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Nof HaGalil”
  • Yiddish: “נוף הגליל”
  • Yiddish: “נצרת עילית”

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