al-Motran Observatory
al-Motran Observatory is an observatory in Northern District, Israel. al-Motran Observatory is situated nearby to Saint Joseph Greek Catholic Church (Melkite), as well as near the pitch al-Motran Football Field.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 al-Motran Observatory.
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 690 metres northeast of al-Motran Observatory.
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 al-Motran Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar HaHoresh and Yafa an-Naseriyye.
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 2024 it had a population of 723.
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 18,837 in 2024, approximately 80.7% of whom were Muslim and 19.3% Christian.
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.
al-Motran Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.69608° or 32° 41′ 46″ northLongitude
35.28609° or 35° 17′ 10″ eastOperator
Saint Joseph High SchoolOpen location code
8G4QM7WP+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 8105419674OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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In Other Languages
“al-Motran Observatory” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المرصد الفلكي - المطران”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Joseph Greek Catholic Church (Melkite) and al-Motran Football Field.
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