Nazareth

Nazareth
Nazareth; נָצְרַת‬ (Natz'rat or Na'tzeret; Naṣ'rath in Biblical Ebreu)‎; النَّاصِرَة (an-Nāṣɪra)‎;
Ebreu transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Naçrat, Naççert
	View o the ceety o Nazareth frae the neehbourheid kent tae locals as El Kishleh
	; Nazareth coat o airms
	; Nazareth coat o airms
	Nazareth
	Coordinates: 32°42′07″N 35°18′12″E / 32.70194°N 35.30333°ECoordinates: 32°42′07″N 35°18′12″E / 32.70194°N 35.30333°E
Destrict	Northren
Govrenment
• Teep	Ceety
• Mayor	Ramiz Jaraisy
Aurie
• Total	14.123 km2 (5.453 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Tot	75,726
Wabsteid	www.nazareth.muni.il

Nazareth (pronounced /ˈnæzərəθ/^{(deprecatit template)}; 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 describit as the childhood hame o Jesus, an as such is a centre o Christian pilgrimage, wi mony shrines commemoratin biblical events. The Mayor o Nazareth is a Palestinian Christian.

Twin touns — sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Nazareth is twinned wi:

↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
↑ Laurie King-Irani (Spring, 1996). "Review of "Beyond the Basilica: Christians and Muslims in Nazareth"". Journal of Palestine Studies. 25 (3): 103–105. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ Dumper, Michael; Stanley, Bruce E.; Abu-Lughod, Janet L. (2006). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: a historical encyclopedia (Illustrated ed.). ABC-CLIO. pp. 273–274. ISBN 9781576079195.