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• Nazareth is the largest city in the North District of Israel.
• Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel";the population is made up predominantly of Arab citizens of Israel, almost all of whom are either Muslim (69%) or Christian (30.9%).
• In the New Testament, the city is described as the childhood home of Jesus, and as such is a center of Christian pilgrimage, with many shrines commemorating biblical events.