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Destination Guide Israel

Mary's Well

Mary’s Well is reputed to be located at the site where the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced that she would bear the Son of God - an event known as the Annunciation. Found just below the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in modern-day Nazareth, the well was positioned over an underground spring that served for centuries as a local watering hole for the Arab villagers.

Located at 32.7067, 35.3016 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Water wells, Archaeological sites in Israel, New Testament places, Mary (mother of Jesus), Buildings and structures in Nazareth, Christianity in Nazareth

White Mosque (Nazareth)

The White Mosque is the oldest mosque in Nazareth, Israel and is located in Harat Alghama or the "Mosque Quarter" in the center of Nazareth's Old Market. Its exquisite pencil-shaped minaret, cream-coloured walls, green trim and green dome are just one example of the Ottoman architecture common throughout the city.

Located at 32.7034, 35.2982 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mosques in Nazareth

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation

The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, also known as the Church of St. Gabriel or St. Gabriel's Greek Orthodox Church, is an Eastern Orthodox church in Nazareth, Israel. Likely first established in Byzantine-era Palestine, it was rebuilt during the time of the Crusades, and again in the 18th century under the rule of Daher el-Omar, the Arab governor of the Galilee.

Located at 32.7071, 35.3016 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Arab Christians, Churches in Nazareth, Christianity in Israel, Religious buildings completed in 1769, 18th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings

Ancient Bath House of Nazareth

The Ancient Bath House of Nazareth was discovered in the late 1990s by Elias and Martina Shama during renovations inside their shop near Mary's Well in Nazareth. Archaeologists that examined the bath house have assigned its construction to various periods, the oldest of these being the Greek or Roman period in Palestine.

Located at 32.7062, 35.3015 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bathing, Buildings and structures in Nazareth

Mount Precipice

Mount Precipice, also known as Mount of Precipitation, Mount of the Leap of the Lord and Mount Kedumim is located in Lower Galilee, Near the cities of Nazareth and Nazareth Illit. It is believed by many to be the site of the Rejection of Jesus described in Luke 4:29-30 - The people of Nazareth, not accepting Jesus as Messiah tried to push him from the mountain, but "he passed through the midst of them and went away.

Located at 32.6828, 35.2986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Christianity in Israel, Mountains of Israel, New Testament places

Green Stadium, Nazareth Illit

Green Stadium is a football stadium in Nazareth Illit, Israel. The stadium opened in 1995 and renovated in 2004 with a donations money from the Green family and since then its called the Green Stadium. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }} {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|41|23.28|N|35|18|40.77|E| |primary |name= }}

Located at 32.6898, 35.3113 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Football venues in Israel

St. Joseph's Church, Nazareth

St. Joseph's Church is a Franciscan Roman Catholic church in the Old City of Nazareth, modern day Northern Israel. It was built in 1914 over the remains of much older churches. It is located close to the Church of the Annunciation. It was built in the Romanesque Revival style.

Located at 32.7031, 35.2983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Israel, Churches in Nazareth, Religious buildings completed in 1914, 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings

Skhul and Qafzeh hominids

The Skhul/Qafzeh hominids or Qafzeh-Skhul early modern humans are human fossils discovered in the Qafzeh and Es Skhul Caves in the former Mandate of Palestine, present-day Israel. Skhul Cave is on the slopes of Mount Carmel. Qafzeh Cave is a rockshelter in Lower Galilee.

Located at 32.6882, 35.3182 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Prehistoric sites in Israel, Anthropology, Recent single origin hypothesis, Middle Stone Age, Hominin fossils