Nazareth

Japanese: ナザレ（英語表記）Nazareth

The central city of the northern part of Israel. It is located about 30 km east-southeast of Haifa on the Mediterranean coast, on a hill facing the Valley of Esdraelon, at the southern end of the lowlands of Galilee. It first appeared in the New Testament as the town where Jesus Christ spent his childhood, and flourished as a center of Christianity. It subsequently experienced periods of ups and downs under the rule of Arabs, Crusaders, and Turks, but in 1948 it came under Israeli rule. It has many Christian historical sites, such as the Basilica of the Annunciation, and is a distribution center for agricultural products such as fruits and vegetables. The neighboring city of Nazareth-Rit to the east of the town, which was built in 1957, is also home to industries such as food processing, textiles, and automobile assembly. Population: 64,600 (2006 estimate).

Nazareth
Nazareth

A fishing port in Leiria County in the mid-west of Portugal. The inhabitants, said to be descendants of the Phoenicians, have preserved their unique customs, and the distinctive fishermen's costumes and religious events rooted in their lifestyle attract many tourists. It is also a center of clockmaking. Population 9,626 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

イスラエル北部地区の中心都市。地中海岸のハイファの東南東約 30km，低地ガリラヤの南端，エスドラエロンの谷に面する丘陵上に位置する。イエス・キリストが少年期を過ごした町として新約聖書に初めて登場し，キリスト教の中心として繁栄。その後アラブ，十字軍，トルコ人などの支配下で盛衰を繰り返したが，1948年イスラエル統治下に入る。「受胎告知」の聖堂などキリスト教の史跡が多く，果実や野菜など農産物の集散地。1957年から建設された町の東方の隣接都市ナザレイリートには食品加工，繊維，自動車組立などの工業も立地。人口 6万4600（2006推計）。