Both cities are completely different, in their lifestyles, architecture and typologies. Nazareth illit can be defined as the modern city with its typical apartment building blocks and industrial areas, while Nazareth can be defined as a traditional Arab city with its vernacular low-rise single houses . The population in Nazareth has been growing while its area almost didn’t change since the development of Nazareth illit (which has automatically blocked Nazareth from growing), and today the area of the new Nazareth illit is almost 3.5 times the area of Nazareth with half of its population. Meaning the quality of life in Nazareth declined and vice versa.