Bilal/Kawkab a-Shmali

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Church of the Annunciation

Church

Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.

The Church of the Annunciation, sometimes also referred to as the Basilica of the Annunciation, is a Catholic church in Nazareth, in northern Israel. 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 Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation. Church of the Annunciation is situated 2 km south of Bilal/Kawkab a-Shmali.

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation

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 Nazareth, 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 Basilica of the Annunciation. Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation is situated 1¼ km south of Bilal/Kawkab a-Shmali.

Al-Masjid Al-Abyadh

Mosque

Photo: Rudko, CC0.

The White Mosque, is a mosque, located in Nazareth, in the northern district of Israel. The mosque is situated in Harat Alghama, or the Mosque Quarter, in the centre of Nazareth's Old Market area. Al-Masjid Al-Abyadh is situated 1½ km south of Bilal/Kawkab a-Shmali.

Places in the Area

Reineh

Village

Photo: Almog, Public domain.

Reineh is an Arab town in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee, between Nazareth and Qana of Galilee, 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.

Nazareth

Photo: Tiamat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nazareth is a city in northern Israel. It is the largest Arab city in Israel proper, having a population of 60,000, a harmonious mix of Muslims and Christians.

Nof HaGalil

Town

Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nof HaGalil is a city in the Northern District of Israel with a population of 45,805. Nof HaGalil was founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit, it was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the city of Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley. Nof HaGalil is situated 2½ km southeast of Bilal/Kawkab a-Shmali.

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