Nazareth

Nazareth
Nazareth; النَّاصِرَة; an-Nāṣira; נָצְרַת‬; Natzrat
	View o Nazareth, wi the Basilica o the Annunciation at the centre
	Seal
	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
Kintra	Israel
Destrict	Northren
Foondit	2200 BC (Early settlement); 300 AD (Major ceety)
Municipality	Est. 1885
Govrenment
• Teep	Mayor-cooncil
• Bodi	Municipality o Nazareth
• Mayor	Ali Sallam
Area
• Total	14.123 km2 (5.453 sq mi)
Elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Population (2015)	75,726
Demonym(s)	Nazarene
Time zone	UTC+2 (IST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (IDT)
Aurie code	+972 (Israel)
Website	www.nazareth.muni.il

Nazareth (pronounced /ˈnæzərəθ/^{(deprecatit template)}; Hebrew: 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

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. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |journal= (help); 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.