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The Jerusalem District is one of six administrative districts
Districts of Israel

There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew language as mehozot and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot ....
 of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
. Its land area is 652 kmē (including East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem refers to the part of Jerusalem captured by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and subsequently by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War....
, administered by Israel since 1967). Its population of 868,500 includes 68.4% Jew
Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
s and 29.8% Arab
Arab

An Arab is a person who Identity as such on linguistic or cultural grounds. The plural form, Arabs , refers to the Ethnocultural group at large....
s (non-Jewish population includes 28.3% Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
s, 1.8% Christian
Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism#Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament....
s and 1.4% unclassified by religion). The district capital is Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
.








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The Jerusalem District is one of six administrative districts
Districts of Israel

There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew language as mehozot and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot ....
 of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
. Its land area is 652 kmē (including East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem refers to the part of Jerusalem captured by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and subsequently by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War....
, administered by Israel since 1967). Its population of 868,500 includes 68.4% Jew
Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
s and 29.8% Arab
Arab

An Arab is a person who Identity as such on linguistic or cultural grounds. The plural form, Arabs , refers to the Ethnocultural group at large....
s (non-Jewish population includes 28.3% Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
s, 1.8% Christian
Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism#Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament....
s and 1.4% unclassified by religion). The district capital is Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
.

Administrative sub-regions


Cities Local Councils Regional Councils
  • Jerusalem
    Jerusalem

    Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
  • Bet Shemesh
    Bet Shemesh

    Beit Shemesh is a city council in Israel's Jerusalem District, with a population of 72,600 people. The modern day city was founded in 1950, although settlement has been on the site since pre-Biblical periods....
  • Abu Ghosh
    Abu Ghosh

    Abu Ghosh is an Israeli Arab town located 10 kilometers west of Jerusalem on the Highway 1 , 610-720 meters above sea level. Abu Ghosh is one of the most known feodal families in Palestine that exacted a toll from pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem during the Ottoman Empire....
  • Mevaseret Zion
    Mevaseret Zion

    Mevaseret Zion is a suburb of Jerusalem, Israel. Today, Mevaseret Zion is composed of two distinct settlements?Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim?under the jurisdiction of one local council....
  • Kiryat Ye'arim
  • Mateh Yehuda
    Mateh Yehuda Regional Council

    Mateh Yehuda Regional Council is a Regional council in the Jerusalem District of Israel.The name of the regional council stems from the fact that its territory was part of the land allotted to the Tribe of Judah, according to the Bible....


    • See also

    • Districts of Israel
      Districts of Israel

      There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew language as mehozot and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot ....
    • Jerusalem Governorate
      Jerusalem Governorate

      The Jerusalem Governorate is one of 16 Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority situated in the central portion of the West Bank. Its claimed district capital and headquarters location is Jerusalem or which has been one the centers of conflict between the Palestinians and Israelis....
    • List of cities in Israel
      List of cities in Israel

      The following list of Israeli cities is based on the current index of the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Within Local government in Israel, an urban municipality can be granted a City council by the Israeli Ministry of Interior when its population exceeds 20,000....
    • List of Arab localities in Israel
      List of Arab localities in Israel

      The list of Arab localities in Israel includes all population centers with a 50% or higher Arab population in the State of Israel. The city of Acre, Israel has an Arab minority of 45% and both Lod and Ramla have Arab populations of 20%....
    • Positions on Jerusalem
      Positions on Jerusalem

      Israel has de facto control over all of Jerusalem. However, there are many differing legal and diplomatic positions on Jerusalem.* Since 1967, Israel has claimed all of Jerusalem, including East Jerusalem, as its "complete and united" capital....