The Western Quarter
The Western Quarter is a bus stop in Northern District, Israel. The Western Quarter is situated nearby to al-Motran Observatory, as well as near Saint Joseph Greek Catholic Church (Melkite).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Annunciation and Nazareth Village.
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 1¼ km northeast of The Western Quarter.
Nazareth Village
Museum
Nazareth Village is a tourist attraction and open-air museum in Nazareth, Israel that recreates and reenacts village life in the Galilee in first century A.D, the time of Jesus. Nazareth Village is situated 730 metres northeast of The Western Quarter.
Al-Masjid Al-Abyadh
Mosque
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 1¼ km northeast of The Western Quarter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yafa an-Naseriyye and Kfar HaHoresh.
Yafa an-Naseriyye
Town
Photo: Amit A., Public domain.
Yafa an-Naseriyye is an Arab town in Israel. It forms part of the metropolitan area of Nazareth, also an Arab locality. Declared a local council in 1960, it had a population of 18,603 in 2023, approximately 83% of whom were Muslim and 17% Christian.
Kfar HaHoresh
Village
Kfar HaHoresh is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 776.
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.
The Western Quarter
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.69437° or 32° 41′ 40″ northLongitude
35.28783° or 35° 17′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8G4QM7VQ+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1803095575OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“The Western Quarter” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الحي الغربي”
- Hebrew: “הרובע המערבי”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include al-Motran Observatory and Saint Joseph Greek Catholic Church (Melkite).
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