Nazareth
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Summary
Nazareth is a city[1]. Nazareth ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,361 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jezreel Subdistrict[3]
- Country: Israel[4], Roman Palestine[5]
- Instance of: holy city of Christianity[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Florence[7], Leverkusen[8], Neubrandenburg[9], The Hague[10], Klagenfurt am Wörthersee[11], Częstochowa[12], Loreto[13], Alba Iulia[14]
- Commons category: Nazareth[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[16], UTC+03:00[17]
- Inception: 2200 BC[18]
- Official website: http://www.nazareth.muni.il/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nazareth[20]
- Commons gallery: Nazareth[21]
- Population: 83,400[22], 18,500[23], 20,000[24], 20,300[25], 20,700[26], 21,200[27], 21,600[28], 22,200[29], 22,600[30], 23,100[31], 23,700[32], 24,300[33], 24,900[34], 25,047[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Nazareth include Christianity[36], a major religious group[37], founded in 0033[38]; Church of the Nazarene[39], a Christian denomination[40], founded in 1909[41], headquartered in Lenexa[42]; Nazarene[43], a sect[44]; Nazareth[45], a borough of Pennsylvania[46], in United States[47], founded in 1740[48]; Nazareth University[49], a university[50], in United States[51], founded in 1924[52]; Nazarenes[53], a Christian denomination[54], founded in 0050[55]; and Nazareth mountains[56], a hill chain[57], in Israel[58].
Why It Matters
Nazareth has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Nazareth is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for Nazareth include Christianity[36], a major religious group[37], founded in 0033[38]; Church of the Nazarene[39], a Christian denomination[40], founded in 1909[41], headquartered in Lenexa[42]; Nazarene[43], a sect[44]; Nazareth[45], a borough of Pennsylvania[46], in United States[47], founded in 1740[48]; Nazareth University[49], a university[50], in United States[51], founded in 1924[52]; and Nazarenes[53], a Christian denomination[54], founded in 0050[55].