North District (Israel)

The Northern District is one of Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia 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...

's six administrative districts

Districts of Israel

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

. The Northern 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 strategic plateau and mountainous region at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains and remains a highly contested land straddling the borders of Syria and Israel. Two-thirds of the area is currently governed by Israel...

, 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 city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel...

.

The Northern District is one of Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia 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...

's six administrative districts

Districts of Israel

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

. The Northern 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 strategic plateau and mountainous region at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains and remains a highly contested land straddling the borders of Syria and Israel. Two-thirds of the area is currently governed by Israel...

, 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 city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel...

.

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. The law was condemned internationally and determined null and void by the UN security council....

 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 Security Council Resolution 497 , adopted unanimously, calls on the State of Israel to rescind its de facto annexation of the Golan Heights...

 declared the annexation invalid.

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
    Arab citizens of Israel is a phrase used by Israeli and other government and independent agencies to refer to Israeli citizens whose cultural and/or linguistic heritage, and ethnic identity, is Arab, including members of any religious tradition other than Jewish...
    
    : 622,400 (52.5%)
  • Jew
    Jew
    The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
    
    s: 523,400 (44.2%)
  • Others: 39,600 (3.3%)
• Religious makeup:
  • Jew
    Jew
    The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
    
    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 ". Muslim is the participle of the same verb of which Islam is the infinitive. Muslims believe that there is only one God, translated in Arabic as Allah...
    
    s: 443,800 (37.4%)
  • Druze
    Druze
    The Druze are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, whose traditional religion is said to have begun as an offshoot of Islam, but is unique in its incorporation of Gnostic, neo-Platonic and other philosophies, similar to other followers of Ismaili Shi'a...
    
    : 93,000 (7.8%)
  • Christian
    Christian
    A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who Christians believe was the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, and the Son of God.The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to...
    
    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. It is a key term used in geography....
  
  : 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 municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...

 where the majority of inhabitants are Arabs.

Sub-districts

The Northern District is divided into the following sub-districts:

• Safed Sub-District
• Kineret Sub-District
• Jezreel Sub-District
• Acre Sub-District
• Golan Sub-District

Municipalities

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.-History:... Acre Acre, Israel Acre also Akko, is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel. It is situated on a low promontory at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , Acre had a population of 46,000 at the end of 2007... 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 Valley and Jezreel Valley... Karmiel Karmiel Karmiel 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. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, from Safed and from Acre... 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 Lebanese 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 in Israel, some 20 km east of Nahariya.The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merge of the Arab town of Tarshiha and the Jewish town of Ma'alot... Migdal HaEmek Nahariyya Nazareth Nazareth Nazareth is the capital and largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel... Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit Nazareth Illit is a city in the North District of Israel. At the end of 2007 it had a population of 43,100.The name in Hebrew means Upper Nazareth, referring to the adjacent and much older city of Nazareth. The town was founded in the 1950s as one of several development towns in the Galilee... Safed Safed Safed is a city in the Northern District of Israel. At an elevation of 800 meters above sea level, Safed is the highest city in the Galilee. Since the sixteenth century, Safad has been considered one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron and Tiberias... Sakhnin Sakhnin Sakhnin is an Arab Israeli city in Israel's North District. It is located in the Lower Galilee, about east of Acre. Sakhnin was declared a city in 1995. Its population of 25,100 is mostly Muslim with a sizable Christian minority. It is located on the site of the ancient Jewish town Sikhnin, which... Shaghur Shefa-'Amr Shefa-'Amr Shefa-'Amr, also Shfar'am is a city in the North District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a population of 34,100.-Etymology:... Tamra Tamra Tamra is an Israeli Arab city in the North District of Israel located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-'Amr and approximately east of Akko . The name Tamra means date palm in Arabic... Tiberias Tiberias Tiberias is a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, Lower Galilee, Israel. Established in 20 CE, it was named in honour of the emperor Tiberius. Since the sixteenth century, Tiberias has been considered one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron and Safed... Yokneam	Abu Sinan Abu Sinan Abu Sinan or Abu Snan is an Arab local council in the Galilee region of northern Israel, with an area of 4,750 dunams . It achieved recognition as an independent local council in 1964.- Demographics :... Arraba Arraba Arraba is Israel's fourth largest local council and largest Israeli Arab local council. It is located in the Lower Galilee in the North District, to the north of Nazareth and adjacent to Sakhnin and Deir Hanna.-History:... 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%. The majority of the citizens of Basmat Tab'un are Bedouin... Beit Jann Beit Jann Beit Jann is a Druze village on Mt. Meron, in northern Israel. At 940 meters above sea level, Beit Jann is one of the highest inhabited locations in the country. In 2007, the population was 10,300... Bir al-Maksur Bir al-Maksur Bir al-Maksur or Beer el-Maksura is an Israeli-Arab 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. The population is entirely made up of Bedouins. Its mayor is... Bu'eine Nujeidat Bu'eine Nujeidat Bu'eine Nujeidat is an Arab 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. The rate of growth of the population is 2.3%... 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. Buq'ata achieved recognition as a Local Council in 1982... Daburiyya Daburiyya Daburiyya is an Arab village that gained local council status in Israel's North District in 1961. Its jurisdiction extends over 7,200 dunams. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, Daburiyya is home to approximately 8,500 residents. The town's population is homogeneously fallahen... 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. At the end of 2005, the town had a population of 8,500 approximately 80% of them being Muslims and the remaining 20% being Christian.- History :In the 2nd to 4th centuries,... Eilabun Eilabun Eilabun is an Israeli-Arab 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. The population is predominantly Christian... 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%. The village is located on the footsteps of Mount Hermon, 750 meters above sea level.... 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. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , it had a population of 10,800 in 2006, with a growth rate of 2.2%. The majority of... Fassuta Fassuta Fassuta is an Israeli Arab town governed by a local council in the Northern 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 on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-controlled area of the Golan Heights. It has a population of 2,000.-Early history:... 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 in 2008 had a population of approximately 8,700... I'billin I'billin I'billin is a local council in the Northern District of Israel. The municipality was established it 1960. The municipality's area is 18,000 dunams. The population was estimated at 11,000 residents . The annual population growth rate was 0.8%... Iksal Iksal Iksal , also Kislot Tavor, is an Israeli Arab 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. Its population has grown at an annual rate of 2.8%... Ilut Ilut Ilut is an Arab 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 Israeli Arab local council formed by the merger of the two Arab towns of Makr and Jadeidi in 1990... Jish Jish Jish is an Arab town located on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Meron, north of Safed in Israel's North District. Classical sources written in 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 of GermanyJulis is a Druze village and local council in the North District of Israel. Opinions differ as to the source of the village's name. One opinion attributes it to the Roman name Julius - a Roman commander supposedly... Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre is an Arab 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 4,100 inhabitants in 2006. The rate of growth of the population is 1.8%... Kabul Kabul, Israel Kabul is an Arab town in the North District of Israel, located southeast of Acre and north of Shefa-'Amr.- History :Kabul is the Biblical Cabul mentioned by Joshua. It was assigned to the Tribe of Asher. King Solomon handed it over to Hiram I, the king of Phoenicia, because he helped Solomon... Kafr Kanna Kafr Manda Kafr Manda Kafr Manda or Kfar Menda is an Israeli-Arab town in the Lower Galilee on the slopes of Mount Atzmon in Israel's North District. Kafr Manda is northwest of the city of Nazareth... Kafr Yasif Kafr Yasif Kafr Yasif also spelled Kfar Yasif or Kafar Yasef, is an Arab local council in the North District of Israel. It is located northeast of the city of Acre and adjacent to Abu Sinan... Kaukab Abu al-Hija Kaukab Abu al-Hija Kaukab Abu al-Hija , often simply Kaukab, is an Arab Muslim village and local council in the North District of Israel, in the Lower Galilee. It is located on Road 784, between Shefa-'Amr and Karmiel, and next to Kafr Manda... 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 Vradim is close to major cities like Nahariya and Karmiel .Kfar Vradim was established in September 1984... 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. Founded in 1901, it was awarded local council status in 1949. In 2003, Kfar Tavor had a population of 2,300.-History:... 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.-See also:*List of Arab localities in Israel... 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. Hermon, and is surrounded by thousands of dunams of orchards, the main crops of which include first class apples and cherries... Mas'ada Mashhad Mazra'a Mazra'a Mazra'a is an Arab town in northern Israel. The name means "Farm" in Arabic. It is located in between Acre and Nahariyya on the Mediterranean coast. The population is primarily Muslim, mainly of Turkish origins from modern Bursa, Turkey... Metula Metula Metula is a town in the Northern District of Israel. Metula is located between the sites of the Biblical cities of Dan, Abel Bet Maacah, and Ijon, bordering Lebanon.-Founding:... Mevo Hama Mevo Hama Mevo Hama is an Israeli settlement, 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.-History:The second Israeli settlement... Migdal Mi'ilya Mi'ilya Mi'ilya is a Arab local council in the western Galilee in the North District of Israel. Its name during the Crusader 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 Acre. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, its population was 10,300 at the end of 2006... Peki'in Peki'in Peki'in or Buqei'a , is a locality, local council in the Northern 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 Arabs and has a mostly Christian and Druze population as well as a smaller Muslim minority of 20%... Reineh Reineh Reineh, or Reine is an Israeli Arab village in the Galilee, located between Nazareth and Qana of Galilee. 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. It was declared a local council in 1958. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , it had a population of 5,700 in 2006, with a growth rate... 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 Northern District of Israel. The town was founded in 1882 by thirty immigrant families from Romania, making it one of the oldest Zionist settlements in Israel. Rosh Pinna... 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 Shlomi Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam is an Israeli-Arab Bedouin local council at the base of Mount Tabor in Israel's North District. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam had a population of 4,800 inhabitants in 2005.... Tuba-Zangariyye Tuba-Zangariyye Tuba-Zangariyye or Tuba az-Zanghariyya is an Bedouin Arab local council in the North District of Israel. It was formed by the merger of the two villages of Tuba and az-Zangariyye. It is east of Safed and west of the Golan Heights... Tur'an Tur'an Tur'an is an Israeli-Arab 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. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, Tur'an had a population of 11,100 mostly Muslim inhabitants in 2005.... Yafa an-Naseriyye Yafa an-Naseriyye Yafa an-Naseriyye is an Arab 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. The rate of growth of the population is 2.6%. The majority of the town's inhabitants are... 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. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , it had a population of 2,900 in 2006, with a growth rate of 1.4%. The majority of the citizens... 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. -Geography:... Yirka Yirka Yirka is an Israeli Druze village and local council in Israel's North District, northeast of Acre.The tomb of Sheikh Abu Saraya Ghanem, a well-known Druze religious scholar is located in Yirka. The village is home to one of the largest factories in the Middle East, a steel mill built and owned by... 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. Its population consists of five Bedouin tribes....	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 North of Nazareth within the North District of Israel... 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. The area includes four Arab villages:*Ed Dahi*Kafr Misr*Nein*Sulam-External links:* *... 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 regional council in northern Israel, located on the slopes of the 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 settlements 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 communal settlements located in its municipal territory.The council building is situated in... 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. Its offices are located in Gornot HaGalil.... 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 of Israel. It encompasses 13 Moshavim and Communal settlements, from the northern shore of the Kinneret, to the Lebanese 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...

See also

• Districts of Israel
  Districts of Israel
  There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot...
  
  
• Galilee
  Galilee
  Galilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country...
  
  
• List of Arab localities in Israel
• List of cities in Israel