Things to see in Nazareth
Nazareth is a city in Israel, with an urban population of about 151 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 7 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Basilica of the Annunciation Place of worship
The Church of the Annunciation, sometimes also referred to as the Basilica of the Annunciation, is a Catholic church in Nazareth, in northern Israel.
2White Mosque Place of worship
The White Mosque, is a mosque, located in Nazareth, in the northern district of Israel. The mosque is situated in Harat Alghama, or the Mosque Quarter, in the centre of Nazareth's Old Market area.
3Sepphoris History
Sepphoris, known in Hebrew as Tzipori and in Arabic as Saffuriya, is one of the most excavated and studied archaeological sites in Israel. Over time, the site was home to many civilizations.
4Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation Place of worship
The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Gabriel, also known as the Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, is an Eastern Orthodox church in Nazareth, Israel.
5Qafzeh Cave History
Qafzeh Cave, or Kedumim Cave, is a prehistoric archaeological site located at the bottom of Mount Precipice in the Jezreel Valley of Lower Galilee south of Nazareth, Israel.
6Nabi Saeen Mosque Place of worship
The Nabi Saeen Mosque is a mosque located on Nabi Saeen Hill in Nazareth, in northern Israel.
7Mary's Well Landmark
Mary's Well) is a freshwater spring reputed to be located at the site where, according to one Christian tradition associated with the apocryphal Gospel of James, Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary, mother of Jesus, and announced that she would bear the Son of God – an event known as the Annunciation.
8Mensa Christi Church Place of worship
Mensa Christi is a Roman Catholic church located in Nazareth, northern Israel.
9Christ Church Place of worship
Christ Church is an Anglican church located in the town of Nazareth, Israel. Due to financial troubles the church could not be completed by 1871 and lacked its intended spire, until one was finally added 143 years later, in 2014.
10St. Joseph's Church Place of worship
St. Joseph's Church is a Franciscan Roman Catholic church in the Old City of Nazareth, modern-day Northern Israel.
11Synagogue Church Place of worship
The Synagogue Church is a small Christian church in the heart of Nazareth, Israel, known by this name due to a tradition claiming that it is the location where the village synagogue stood in Jesus' time.
12Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent Place of worship
The Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent, also known as the Salesian church is a Catholic church in Nazareth in Israel, belonging to the Salesians of Don Bosco.
13Coptic Church of the Annunciation Place of worship
The Coptic Church of the Annunciation is a Coptic church in the city of Nazareth, in northern Israel. It is dedicated to the Annunciation; it is not to be confused with the Catholic church of the same name (Basilica of the Annunciation) or the Maronite church in the same city.
14Seraya Place of worship
The Seraya (also spelled Saraya) is a historical building in Nazareth, Israel. It was built around 1740 (or 1730) by the autonomous Arab ruler of the Galilee, Daher al-Umar, during the Ottoman era in Palestine.
15Wedding Church at Cana Place of worship
The Wedding Church at Cana or simply Wedding Church, also Franciscan Wedding Church, is a religious building of the Catholic Church located in the central part of the town of Kafr Kanna (Cana), in Lower Galilee, located in northern Israel.
16Nazareth Village Museum
Nazareth Village is a tourist attraction and open-air museum in Nazareth, Israel that recreates and reenacts village life in the Galilee in first century A.D., the time of Jesus.
17Nazareth German war cemetery History
The Nazareth German war cemetery is a First World War military cemetery in Nazareth, Israel, near the Holy Family Hospital. It holds the graves of German soldiers who died in what became British Mandate Palestine and Transjordan during the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the war.
18St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, Kafr Kanna Place of worship
The St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church is the name given to a Catholic church administered by the Franciscan order in Kafr Kanna in Israel, built in honor of Cana, the place where Scripture says was the hometown of the apostle St. Bartholomew.
19Greek Catholic Church of Nazareth Place of worship
The Greek Catholic Church of the Annunciation is the parish church of the Melkite Greek Catholic community in the city of Nazareth in northern Israel.
20Ancient Bath House of Nazareth History
The bathhouse near Mary's Well in Nazareth was discovered in the late 1990s by Elias and Martina Shama during renovations inside their shop near the Nazareth landmark.
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