Nazareth

Nazareth is a town in , and has about 65,000 residents. Nazareth is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation and The Ancient Bath House.

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 .

of Nazareth was discovered in the late 1990s by Elias and Martina Shama during renovations inside their shop near Mary's Well in .

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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nazareth and Nof HaGalil.

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 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 .

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 2024 it had a population of 20,653, the majority of whom are Muslims, with a significant Christian minority.

Nazareth

Latitude
32.70663° or 32° 42′ 24″ north
Longitude
35.30482° or 35° 18′ 17″ east
Population
65,000
Open location code
8G4QP843+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477461
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Nazareth” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الناصرة”
  • Armenian: “Նազարեթ”
  • Basque: “Nazaret”
  • Belarusian: “Назарэт”
  • Breton: “Nazared”
  • Chinese: “拿撒勒”
  • Czech: “Nazaret”
  • French: “Nazareth”
  • Georgian: “ნაზარეთი”
  • German: “Nazareth”
  • Hebrew: “נצרת”
  • Hindi: “नाज़रथ”
  • Hungarian: “Názáret”
  • Italian: “Nazaret”
  • Lithuanian: “Nazaretas”
  • Polish: “Nazaret”
  • Russian: “Назарет”
  • Serbian: “Назарет”
  • Spanish: “Nazaret”
  • Ukrainian: “Назарет”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Baptist Church and Mary’s Well.

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