Nazareth
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| Nazareth | |||
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| Ebreu transcription(s) | |||
| - Ebreu | נָצְרַת (Natz'rat or Na'tzeret; Naṣ'rath in Biblical Ebreu) | ||
| - ISO 259 | Naçrat, Naççert | ||
| Arabic transcription(s) | |||
| - Arabic | النَّاصِرَة (an-Nāṣɪra) | ||
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| Coordinates: 32°42′07″N 35°18′12″E / 32.70194°N 35.30333°E | |||
| Destrict | North | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Heid o Municipality | Ramiz Jaraisy | ||
| Aurie | |||
| - Tot | 14,123 dunams (14.1 km2 / 5.5 sq mi) | ||
| Indwallers (2011) | |||
| - Tot | 81,410[1] | ||
| Wabsteid | www.nazareth.muni.il | ||
Nazareth (pronounced /ˈnæzərəθ/; Ebreu: נָצְרַת, Natzrat or Natzeret; Arabic: الناصرة al-Nāṣira or al-Naseriyye) is the lairgest ceety in the North Destrict o Israel. Kent as "the Arab caipital o Israel," the population is predominantly made up o Arab citizens o Israel.[2][3] In the New Testament, the ceety is described as the childhood hame o Jesus, an as such is a center o Christian pilgrimage, wi mony shrines commemoratin biblical events. The Mayor of Nazareth is a Palestinian Christian.
Twin touns — sister ceeties [edit]
Nazareth is twinned with:
Florence, Italy- Loreto, Italy
Nablus, Palestine.
Saint-Denis, Fraunce
The Hague, Netherlands
Częstochowa, Poland
References [edit]
- ↑ Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 2,000 Residents and Other Rural Population. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (2010-06-30). Retrieved on 31 October 2010. .
- ↑ Laurie King-Irani (Spring, 1996). "Review of "Beyond the Basilica: Christians and Muslims in Nazareth"". Journal of Palestine Studies 25 (3): 103–105. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0377-919X(199621)25%3A3%3C103%3ATACOI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-H.
- ↑ (2006) Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: a historical encyclopedia, Illustrated, ABC-CLIO, 273–274.
