Nazareth

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Nazareth is a historic town in modern-day Israel best known as the childhood home of Jesus and a major center of Christian pilgrimage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
populated place
associatedWith Jesus of Nazareth
Virgin Mary
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Asia
coordinateLatitude 32.699
coordinateLongitude 35.303
country Israel
describedAs childhood home of Jesus
elevation approximately 347 meters above sea level
governedBy Nazareth Municipality
hasEducationalInstitution Nazareth Academic Institute
hasHeritage Christian pilgrimage site
biblical site
hasHospital French Hospital of Nazareth
Nazareth Hospital (English Hospital)
hasSite Basilica of the Annunciation
Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
Mary’s Well
Nazareth Village
St. Joseph’s Church
historicRegion Holy Land
Roman province of Galilee
languageSpoken Arabic
Hebrew
locatedIn Galilee
Lower Galilee
Northern District, Israel
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
mentionedIn Gospels
New Testament
near Nazareth Illit (Nof HaGalil)
partOf State of Israel
populationCharacteristic Muslim majority
predominantly Arab
significant Christian Arab community
religiousSignificance hometown of Jesus in Christian tradition
site of the Annunciation tradition
role major center of Christian pilgrimage
regional commercial center
timeZone Israel Standard Time
timeZoneDST Israel Daylight Time
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism
transport connected by road to Haifa
connected by road to Tiberias


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