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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 1½ km west of Nof HaGalil Municipality/Menachem Ariav.

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 northwest of Nof HaGalil Municipality/Menachem Ariav.

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 west of Nof HaGalil Municipality/Menachem Ariav.

Places in the Area

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.

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.

Iksal

Village

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Iksal is an Arab local council in northern Israel, about 5 kilometres southeast of Nazareth. It has an area of 9,000 dunams and a population of 15,134 primarily Muslim inhabitants.

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