Nazareth Illit (Nof HaGalil)

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Nazareth Illit (now called Nof HaGalil) is a modern Israeli city in the Galilee region, established in the 1950s and overlooking the historic city of Nazareth.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Nazareth Illit 0
Nof HaGalil 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
belongsTo Israel
surface form: State of Israel
climate Mediterranean climate
country Israel
demographicTrend increasing Arab population share in recent decades
economySector light industry
services
elevation approximately 300–400 meters above sea level
establishedDuring early years of the State of Israel
founded 1950s
foundedBy Israel
surface form: State of Israel
geography hills overlooking the Jezreel Valley and Nazareth
governingBody Nof HaGalil Municipality
hasFormerName Nazareth Illit
hasHebrewName Nof HaGalil
surface form: נוף הגליל
hasIndustrialZone local industrial area
hasMayor municipal mayor (elected)
hasMunicipalStatus city
hasOfficialName Nof HaGalil
hasPublicInstitution community centers
municipal cultural facilities
schools
hasResidentialCharacter primarily residential city
hasRoadConnection Highway 60
Highway 75
hasViewOf Jezreel Valley
Nazareth
languageCommon Arabic
languageOfficial Hebrew
locatedIn Northern District, Israel
locatedInRegion Galilee
locatedNorthOf Nazareth
nameChangeApprovedBy government of Israel
surface form: Israeli government
nameChangedTo Nof HaGalil
nameChangeReason to distinguish it from Nazareth and emphasize its Galilee location
nearbyCity Nazareth
originalPurpose Jewish development town in the Galilee
overlooks Nazareth
planningType planned city
populationComposition Arab minority
Jewish majority
purposeAtEstablishment to strengthen Jewish presence in the Galilee
regionType Galilee
surface form: Lower Galilee
religionMajority Jewish
religionMinority Christian
Muslim
timeZone Israel Standard Time
timeZoneDST Israel Daylight Time

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Northern District, Israel containsCity Nazareth Illit (Nof HaGalil)
this entity surface form: Nof HaGalil
Nazareth near Nazareth Illit (Nof HaGalil)