Reineh

Reineh is an Arab town in northern . Located in the Galilee, between and , it attained local council status in 1968. In 2024 it had a population of 20,653, the majority of whom are Muslims, with a significant Christian minority.
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Photo: Almog, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 15,600 residents
  • Description: Arab village in northern Israel
  • Also known as: “Al-Reineh”, “Ar Rayna”, “Ar Reina”, “Ar-Rajna”, “Ar-Reineh”, “Er Reina”, “Er Reineh”, “Raynah”, “Reina (Galiläa)”, and “Rejne”

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 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 southwest of Reineh.

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 .

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 2½ km southwest of Reineh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nazareth and Mashhad.

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: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Arab town located 5 kilometers northeast of in 's . In 2024 it had a population of 8,822, most of whom were Muslims.

Town
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the of with a population of 45,805. was founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit, it was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the city of and the .

Reineh

Latitude
32.72361° or 32° 43′ 25″ north
Longitude
35.31249° or 35° 18′ 45″ east
Population
15,600
Elevation
312 metres (1,024 feet)
Open location code
8G4QP8F6+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473054
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295174
Wiki­data ID
Q2655682
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Satellite Map

Discover Reineh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Reineh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الرينة”
  • Arabic: “رينة”
  • Arabic: “رینه (اسرائیل)”
  • Arabic: “رینہ”
  • Cebuano: “Er Reina”
  • Czech: “Rejne”
  • French: “Er-Reineh”
  • French: “Reineh”
  • Galician: “Reineh”
  • German: “Reina (Galiläa)”
  • German: “Reina”
  • Hebrew: “א רינה”
  • Hebrew: “א-ריינה”
  • Hebrew: “אל-ריינה”
  • Hebrew: “אר ריינה”
  • Hebrew: “אר-ריינה”
  • Hebrew: “כפר ריינה”
  • Hebrew: “ריינה”
  • Indonesian: “Reineh”
  • Irish: “Reineh”
  • Italian: “Reineh”
  • Japanese: “レイネー”
  • North Levantine Arabic: “الرينة”
  • North Levantine Arabic: “رينة”
  • North Levantine Arabic: “رینه (اسرائیل)”
  • North Levantine Arabic: “رینہ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Reineh”
  • Persian: “رینه (اسرائیل)”
  • Persian: “رینه”
  • Polish: “Ar-Rajna”
  • Polish: “Reineh”
  • Polish: “Rejne”
  • Russian: “Райне”
  • Russian: “Рейне (местный совет)”
  • Russian: “Рейне”
  • Swedish: “Er Reina”
  • Swedish: “Reine, Israel”
  • Swedish: “Reine”
  • Ukrainian: “Рейне (Ізраїль)”
  • Ukrainian: “Рейне”
  • Urdu: “رینہ”

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