Nazerat Illit

Nazerat Illit (נצרת עילית; sometimes spelled Nazareth Illit) is a city in the North District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2001 the city had a total population of 44,200.

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North District - Israel - Israel Central Bureau of Statistics - 2001

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The name Nazareth Illit is Hebrew for "upper Nazareth", referring to the adjacent and much older city of Nazareth. (Sometimes the name is attributed "Nazareth Elite", but this is a false friend.) The separate, upper, town was founded in the 1950s (foundations were laid in 1954, first settlers arrived at 1956). It was planned for a predominantly Jewish population, which was to live alongside the predominantly Arab population of the original city of Nazareth.

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Hebrew - Nazareth - False friend - 1954 - 1956 - Jewish - Arab

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