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North District (Israel)

The North District (mehoz hatzafon, also known as the Northern District), is one 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....
's 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 ....
. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included. Excluding the Golan Heights

Golan Heights

The Golan Heights is a contested, strategic plateau and mountainous region at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. The term Golan Heights actually has two separate meanings, one geography and one political:...
, which is 1,154 km² in area, the land total comes to 3,324 km² (3,484 km² including water). The district capital and largest city in the North District is Nazareth

Nazareth

Nazareth is the capital and largest Cities in Israel in the North District . It also serves as an unofficial Arab capital for Israel's Arab citizens of Israel who make up the vast majority of the population there....
.

The Golan Heights has been run as a sub-district of the North District of Israel since the 1981 Golan Heights Law

Golan Heights Law

The Golan Heights Law is the Israeli law which applies Israel's government and laws to the Golan Heights. It was ratified by the Knesset on December 14, 1981....
was passed, although its de facto annexation is not internationally recognised, and the unenforced United Nations Security Council Resolution 497

United Nations Security Council Resolution 497

United Nations List of UN Security Council Resolutions 497 , adopted unanimously, calls on the State of Israel to rescind its de facto annexation of the Golan Heights....
declared the annexation invalid.

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The North District (mehoz hatzafon, also known as the Northern District), is one of Israel

Israel

Districts of Israel

Golan Heights

Nazareth

Golan Heights Law

United Nations Security Council Resolution 497

Demographics

According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2005:

Total population: 1,216,800 (2007)
Ethnic makeup:

Arabs
Arab citizens of Israel

File:Arab population israel 2000 en.pngArab citizens of Israel refers to Arab people or non-Jewish Arabic language-speaking citizens of Israel....
: 622,400 (52.5%)
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: 523,400 (44.2%)
Others: 39,600 (3.3%)

Religious makeup:

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: 523,400 (44.2%)
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: 443,800 (37.4%)
Druze
Druze

The Druze are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and in the Palestinian territories whose traditional religion is said to have begun as an offshoot of Islam, but is unique in its incorporation of Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies, similar to other followers of Ismaili Shi'a Islam....
: 93,000 (7.8%)
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: 87,500 (7.4%)
Not classified: 35,400 (3%)

Density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
: 265/km²

As such, the North District is the only district

District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
where the majority of inhabitants are Arabs.

Administrative regions

Cities	Local Councils	Regional Councils
Afula Afula Afula is a city in the North District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley", referring to the Jezreel Valley. The city had a population of 39,200 at the end of 2007.... Acre Acre, Israel Acre also Akko, is a List of Israeli cities in the Western Galilee region of North District Israel. It is situated on a low promontory at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay.... Bet She'an Bet She'an is a city in the North District of Israel which has played an important role historically due to its geographical location at the junction of the Jordan River and Jezreel Valley.... Karmiel Karmiel File:Karmiel city hall.jpgKarmiel is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee.... Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona is a city located in the North District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley on the Lebanon border. The city was named for the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor, who died in 1920 defending Tel Hai.... Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha is a mixed city in the North District, Israel in Israel, some 20 km east of Nahariya.The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merge of the Arab citizens of Israel town of Tarshiha and the Jewish town of Ma'alot.... Migdal HaEmek Nahariyya Nazareth Nazareth Nazareth is the capital and largest Cities in Israel in the North District . It also serves as an unofficial Arab capital for Israel's Arab citizens of Israel who make up the vast majority of the population there.... Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit is a city in the North District of Israel of Israel. At the end of 2007 it had a population of 43,100.The name in Hebrew language means Upper Nazareth, referring to the adjacent and much older city of Nazareth.... Safed Safed Safed is a city in the North District of Israel of Israel and a center for Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism. At an elevation of 800 meters above sea level, Safed is the highest city in the Galilee.... Sakhnin Sakhnin Sakhnin is an Arab Israeli city in Israel's North District . It is located in the Lower Galilee, about east of Acre, Israel. Sakhnin was declared a city in 1995.... Shaghur Shefa-'Amr Shefa-'Amr Shefa-'Amr, also Shfar'am is a city in the North District of Israel in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2006 the city had a population of 34,100.... Tamra Tamra Tamra is an Arab citizens of Israel Cities in Israel in the North District of Israel of Israel located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-'Amr and approximately east of Akko .... Tiberias Tiberias Tiberias is a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, Lower Galilee, Israel. It was named in honour of the emperor Tiberius.... Yokneam	Abu Sinan Abu Sinan Abu Sinan or Abu Snan is an Arab citizens of Israel local council in the Galilee region of northern Israel, with an area of 4,750 dunams .... Arraba Arraba Arraba is Israel's fourth largest Local council and largest Arab citizens of Israel local council. It is located in the Lower Galilee in the North District , to the north of Nazareth and next to Sakhnin and Deir Hanna.... Basmat Tab'un Basmat Tab'un Basmat Tab'un is a Bedouin local council in the North District of Israel. It was declared as a local council in 1965. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics it had a population of 6,300 in 2006, with a growth rate of 3.3%.... Beit Jann Beit Jann Beit Jann is an Druze local council on top of Mt. Meron, in Northern Israel. The town is one of the highest inhabited locations in Israel , and has a population of approximately 10,300 mostly Druze inhabitants.... Bir al-Maksur Bir al-Maksur Bir al-Maksur or Beer el-Maksura is an Arab citizens of Israel local council in Israel's North District located northwest of Nazareth. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics the town had a population of 7,000 at the end of 2005.... Bu'eine Nujeidat Bu'eine Nujeidat Bu'eine Nujeidat is an Arab citizens of Israel Local council in the North District of Israel. It was declared as a local council in 1996. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , it had a population of 7,900 inhabitants in 2006.... Buq'ata Buq'ata Buq'ata is a Druze town in the northern Golan Heights, currently administered by Israel. It covers an area of 7,000 dunams , at a height of 1,070 metres above sea level, between Mount Hermonit and Mount Varda.... Daburiyya Daburiyya Daburiyya is an Arab citizens of Israel village that gained local council status in Israel's North District in 1961. Its jurisdiction extends over 7,200 dunams.... Deir Hanna Deir Hanna Deir Hanna is a Local council in the North District of Israel, located on the hills of the Lower Galilee, southeast of Acre, Israel. At the end of 2005, the town had a population of 8,500 approximately 80% of them being Muslims and the remaining 20% being Palestinian Christian.... Eilabun Eilabun Eilabun is an Arab citizens of Israel local council in Israel's North District , located in the Bet Netofa Valley. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, Eilabun had a population of 4,400 inhabitants in 2005.... Ein Qiniyye Ein Qiniyye Ein Qiniyye is a Druze local council in the Golan Heights. It was declared a local council in 1982. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics it a population of 1,900 in 2006, with a growth rate of 2.4%.... Ein Mahil Ein Mahil Ein Mahil is an Arab Local council in the North District of Israel, located about five kilometers north of Nazareth. It was declared a local council in 1964.... Fassuta Fassuta Fassuta is an Israeli Arab town governed by a Local council in the North District of Israel, south of the Lebanese border, on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron.... Ghajar Ghajar Ghajar is an Alawite village on the Hasbani River and on the border between Lebanon and the Israel-controlled area of the Golan Heights.... Hurfeish Hurfeish Hurfeish is a Druze local council in the Northern District of Israel. It was declared a local council in 1967. according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics it had in 2006 a total population of 5,200, with a growth rate of 1.9%.... Hazor HaGelilit Hazor HaGelilit Hatzor HaGlilit is a development town and local council in northern Israel, next to Rosh Pina and near Safed. The town was founded in 1953, and has a current population of approximately 8,400 according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .... I'billin I'billin I'billin is a Local council in the North District of Israel. The municipality was established it 1960. The municipality's area is 18,000 dunams.... Iksal Iksal Iksal , also Kislot Tavor, is an Arab citizens of Israel local council in northern Israel, about east of Nazareth Illit. It has an area of 9,000 dunams and a population of 11,700 primarily Muslim inhabitants.... Ilut Ilut Ilut is an Arab citizens of Israel Local council in the North District of Israel. It was declared a local council in 1991. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , it had a population of 6,600 in 2006 with a growth rate of 2.5%.... Jadeidi-Makr Jadeidi-Makr Jadeidi-Makr or Makr-Jadeidi is an Arab citizens of Israel local council formed by the merger of the two Arab towns of Makr and Jadeidi in 1990.... Jish Jish Jish is an Arab citizens of Israel town located on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Meron, north of Safed in Israel's North District . Classical sources written in Ancient Greek, including the Wars of the Jews by Josephus, call the village Gischala.... (also: Gush Halav) Julis Julis The term JuLis may also refer to the political organisation Young_Liberals_Julis is a Druze village and Local council in the North District of Israel.... Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre is an Arab citizens of Israel Local council in the North District of Israel. It was declared as a local council in 1996.... Kabul Kabul, Israel Kabul is an Arab citizens of Israel town in the North District of Israel, located southeast of Acre, Israel and north of Shefa-'Amr.... Kafr Kanna Kafr Manda Kafr Manda Kafr Manda or Kfar Menda is an Israeli-Arab local council located in the Lower Galilee on the slopes of Mount Atzmon in the Israel's North District .... Kafr Yasif Kafr Yasif Kafr Yasif also spelled Kfar Yasif or Kafar Yasef, is an Arab citizens of Israel Local council in the North District in Israel. It is located northeast of the city of Acre, Israel and adjacent to Abu Sinan.... Kaukab Abu al-Hija Kaukab Abu al-Hija Kaukab Abu al-Hija , often simply Kaukab, is an Arab citizens of Israel Muslim village and local council in the North District of Israel, in the Lower Galilee.... Katzrin Kfar Vradim Kfar Vradim Kfar Vradim is a town in northern Israel, with a population of 5800 . It is situated just south of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and about south of the border with Lebanon.... Kfar Kama Kfar Tavor Kfar Tavor Kfar Tavor is a village in the Lower Galilee region of northern Israel, at the foot of Mount Tabor, Israel. Founded in 1901, it was awarded local council status in 1949.... Kisra-Sumei Kisra-Sumei Kisra-Sumei is a Druze local council in the western Galilee in the North District of Israel.It was recognised as a local council in 1990.... Maghar Majdal Shams Majdal Shams Majdal Shams is a Druze village in the northern part of the Golan Heights, the center of Druze life in the region. Majdal Shams is situated in the southern foothills of Mt.... Mas'ada Mashhad Mazra'a Mazra'a Mazra'a is an Arab citizens of Israel town in northern Israel. The name means "Farm" in Arabic language. It is located in between Acre, Israel and Nahariyya on the Mediterranean sea coast.... Metula Metula Metula is a local council in the North District . Metula is located between the sites of the Biblical cities of Dan, Abel Bet Maacah, and Ijon, bordering Lebanon.... Mevo Hama Mevo Hama Mevo Hama is a kibbutz in the southern Golan Heights. The southernmost village in the Golan, it is located 2 km from the Sea of Galilee at a height of 350 meters above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.... Migdal Mi'ilya Mi'ilya Mi'ilya is a Arab Christian local council in the western Galilee in the North District of Israel. Its name during the Crusades era in Palestine was Castellum Regis.... Nahf Nahf Nahf is an Arab local council in the North District Israel. It is located in the between the Lower and Upper Galilee, about east of City of Acre.... Peki'in Peki'in Peki'in or Buqei'a , is a locality, Local council in the North District of Israel located eight kilometres east of Ma'alot-Tarshiha in the Upper Galilee.... Rameh Rameh Rameh is a local council in the North District of Israel. It is entirely made up of Arab citizens of Israels and has a mostly Palestinian Christian and Druze population as well as a smaller Muslim minority of 20%.... Reineh Reineh Reineh, or Reine is an Arab citizens of Israel village in the Galilee, located between Nazareth and Cana. The village attained Local council status in 1968.... Ramat Yishai Ramat Yishai Ramat Yishai is a Local council in the North District of Israel, located on the side of the Haifa?Nazareth road about eastern to Kiryat Tivon.... Rosh Pinna Rosh Pinna Rosh Pinna is a town of approximately 2,500 people located in the Upper Galilee on the eastern slopes of Mount Kna'anin, the North District of Israel.... Sajur Sajur Sajur is a predominantly Druze town in the Galilee region of northern Israel, with an area of 3,000 dunams . It achieved recognition as an independent local council in 1992.... Sha'ab Sha'ab Sha'ab is an Arab town in the North District . It has 5,442 dunams of land under its jurisdiction and in 2006 had a population 6,000.It was captured by Israel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, but was left intact.... Shlomi Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam is an Arab citizens of Israel Arab citizens of Israel#Bedouin local council at the base of Mount Tabor in Israel's North District .... Tuba-Zangariyye Tuba-Zangariyye Tuba-Zangariyye or Tuba az-Zanghariyya is an Arab citizens of Israel#Bedouin local council in the North District of Israel. It was formed by the merger of the two villages of Tuba and az-Zangariyye.... Tur'an Tur'an Tur'an is an Arab citizens of Israel Local council in the North District of Israel. It is located on Mount Tur'an near the main road from Haifa to Tiberias, and about north of Nazareth.... Yafa an-Naseriyye Yafa an-Naseriyye Yafa an-Naseriyye is an Arab citizens of Israel Local council located in the Lower Galilee, Israel. It forms part of the metropolitan area of Nazareth, also an Arab locality.... Yanuh-Jat Yanuh-Jat Yanuh-Jat is an Arab Local council in the North District of Israel. It was declared as a local council in 1990. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , it had a population of 5,300 in 2006.... Yavne'el Yavne'el Yavne'el is a moshava and a Local council in the North District of Israel. Located south-west of Tiberias, it was declared a local council in 1951.... Yesod HaMa'ala Yesod HaMa'ala Yesud HaMa'ala was the first modern Jewish community in the Hula Valley. Built in 1882, the community was among a series of agricultural settlements founded during the First Aliyah.... Yirka Yirka Yirka is an Arab citizens of Israel#Druze village and Local council in Israel's North District , northeast of Acre, Israel.The tomb of Sheikh Abu Saraya Ghanem, a well-known Druze religious scholar is located in Yirka.... Zarzir Zarzir Zarzir , or Beit Zarzir, is an Israeli-Arab local council located west of the city of Nazareth in Israel's North District . It became a local council in 1997 and its population in 2005 was 6,300....	al-Batuf Al-Batuf Regional Council The al-Batuf Regional Council is a Regional council located on the southern fringe of the Bet Netofa valley in the North District of Israel. It became a Regional council in 2003 and consists of the following four rural Arab citizens of Israel villages.... Beit She'an Valley Bustan al-Marj Bustan al-Marj Regional Council The Bustan al-Marj Regional Council is a regional council in northern Israel. Its territory lies adjacent to the Jezreel Valley and north of Afula.... Emek HaYarden Emek Hayarden Regional Council The Emek HaYarden Regional Council , is a Regional council in the Jordan River Valley between the Sea of Galilee in the north and Beit She'an in the south... Golan Golan Regional Council The Golan Regional Council is the Regional council consolidating virtually all the Jewish Israeli settlements located on the Golan Heights. It is made up of 19 moshavim and 10 kibbutzim, and other villages.... Gilboa Gilboa Regional Council Gilboa Regional Council is a list of regional councils in Israel in northern Israel, located on the slopes of the Mount Gilboa mountain range. There are more than 22,000 residents in 38 settlements as of 2007.... Jezreel Valley Jezreel Valley Regional Council Jezreel Valley Regional Council is a regional council in northern Israel that encompasses most of the settlements in the Jezreel Valley. It includes 15 kibbutzim, 15 moshavim, 6 communal settlement and two Bedouin villages.... Lower Galilee Lower Galilee Regional Council The Lower Galilee Regional Council is a regional council in northern Israel that encompasses most of the settlements in the Lower Galilee. About 9000 people live in the three kibbutzim, ten moshavim and two Village located in its municipal territory.... Ma'ale Yosef Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council The Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council is a regional council in the Upper Galilee, part of the North District of Israel, situated between the towns of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Shlomi, Israel.... Matte Asher Megiddo Megiddo Regional Council The Megiddo Regional Council is a regional council in northern Israel encompassing land on the Menashe Plateau, and partly in the Jezreel Valley.... Merom HaGalil Merom HaGalil Regional Council The Merom HaGalil Regional Council is a Regional council in the northern Galilee of northern Israel. The regional council was established in 1950.... Mevo'ot HaHermon Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council is a Regional Council in the North District . It encompasses 13 Moshavim and Communal settlement , from the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, to the Lebanon border and Mount Hermon.... Misgav Misgav Regional Council The Misgav Regional Council is a Regional council in the Galilee region in the north of Israel. The regional council is home to 15,000 residents, across 28 villages, moshavim and kibbutzim which are each made up of between 40 and 200 families.... Upper Galilee Upper Galilee Regional Council The Upper Galilee Regional Council is a regional council in Israel's Upper Galilee region.The area has a population of 15,500 and has been headed for 14 years by Aharon Valenci....

North District (Israel)

Demographics

Administrative regions

See also