Nof HaGalil

Nof HaGalil is a city in the Northern District of Israel with a population of 41,734. Founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit, it was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the Arab city of Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley.In recent decades it has become a mixed city following significant Israeli Arab immigration; today 29% of the city's population is Arab. However, the municipality has refused to allow the building of any churches, mosques or Arabic-speaking schools.Its name was changed in 2019 to "Nof HaGalil" following a plebiscite in which 80% of voters, although with low turnout, approved the change.