Local councils in Northern District (Israel)

Metula () is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It abuts the Israel-Lebanon border, and had a population of in .

human settlement in Israel

Arab village in northern Israel

Katzrin (; ), also Qatzrin, is an Israeli settlement organized as a local council in the Golan Heights. Known as "the capital of the Golan", it is the second-largest locality there after Majdal Shams, and the largest Israeli settlement. It is the seat of Golan Regional Council. In it had a population of .

Ghajar (, or ), also Rhadjar, is an Alawite-Arab village on the Hasbani River, on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. The name of the village means "gypsy" in Arabic. As of , it had a population of , most of whom consider themselves Syrian but have Israeli ID cards. The Blue Line divides Ghajar between Lebanon and the Golan Heights, although Israel has occupied the entire village since 2006. Israel considers it a part of its Northern District, in which its southern part is organized as a local council in the Golan Subdistrict.

Druze village in the Golan Heights

Arab-Muslim city in northern Israel

village in Israel

Jish (, ), also known by its Hebrew name of Gush Halab (, ), or by its classical name of Gischala, is a local council in Upper Galilee, located on the northeastern slopes of Mount Meron, north of Safed, in Israel's Northern District. In , it had a population of , which is predominantly Maronite Catholic and Melkite Greek Catholic Christians (63%), with a Sunni Muslim Arab minority (about 35.7%).

Circassian village in Israel

Fassuta (, ) is a Christian Arab local council in the Northern District of Israel. It is located in the Upper Galilee on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron, south of the Lebanese border. In it had a population of , nearly all of whom are Melkite Christian Arabs. In 2022, 99.8% of the population was Christian and 0.2% was Muslim.

Druze village in northern Israel

Eilabun ( Ailabun, , ) is an Arab Christian village located in the Beit Netofa Valley around south-west of Safed in northern Galilee between Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee, Israel. It had a population of in , which was 70,5% Christian and 29.5% Muslim. In 1973, Eilabun was granted local council status by the Israeli government.

Arab-Druze city in Israel

town in North Israel

'''Yavne'el''' (, ) is a moshava and local council in the Northern District of Israel. Founded in 1901, it is one of the oldest rural Jewish communities in the country. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in it had a population of .

Arab town in northern Israel

Arab village in northern Israel

'''Peki'in (alternatively Peqi'in) () or Buqei'a''' (), is a Druze–Arab town with local council status in Israel's Northern District. It is located eight kilometres east of Ma'alot-Tarshiha in the Upper Galilee. In it had a population of . The majority of residents are Druze (78%), with a large Christian (20.8%) and Muslim (1.2%) minorities.

Israeli development town in the Western Galilee

human settlement in Israel

Reineh (; ) is an Arab town in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee, between Nazareth and Qana of Galilee, it attained local council status in 1968. In it had a population of , the majority of whom are Muslims (85%), with a significant Christian minority (15%).

'''Mi'ilya (; ), also called Mi'elya, is an Arab local council in the western Galilee in the Northern District of Israel. Its name during the Kingdom of Jerusalem era in Galilee was Castellum Regis'''. In it had a population of , all of whom are Melkite Greek Catholics. The town is located immediately to the northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha.

Arab town in Israel

Rameh (; ; alternatively spelled ar-Rame or ar-Rama) is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel. Located east of Nahf and Karmiel, in it had a population of . Around half of the inhabitants are Christians, mostly Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholic, over a third are Druze and the remainder are Muslims.

Hurfeish (; ; lit. "milk thistle" or possibly from "snake" ) is a Druze town in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of .

human settlement

'''Tur'an''' (, ) is an Arab local council in the Northern District of Israel. It is located at the foot of Mount Tur'an and the Tur'an Valley, near the main road from Haifa to Tiberias, and about north of Nazareth. In it had a population of , most of whom are Israeli Arabs.

Iksal (, , Kislot Tavor) is an Arab local council in northern Israel, about southeast of Nazareth. It has an area of 9,000 dunams and a population of primarily Muslim inhabitants.

human settlement in Israel

'''I'billin''' (, ) is a local council in the Northern District of Israel, near Shefa-'Amr. I'billin was granted municipal status in 1960. The municipality's area is 18,000 dunams. In its population was , all of whom are Arab Israelis with a mixed population of Muslims and Christians. In 2022, 58.2% of the population was Muslim and 41.8% was Christian.

Judeida - al-Makr or Jadeidi-Makr (; ) is an Arab local council formed by the merger of the two Arab towns of al-Makr and Judeida in 1990. It is located a few kilometers east of the city of Acre in the Northern District, Israel.

human settlement in Israel

'''Buq'ata''' (; ) is a town in southwestern Syria, in the Quneitra Governorate, Golan Heights. It has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and is administered by Israel as a local council. The town has a predominantly Druze population.

human settlement

village in Israel

village in Israel

town in northern Israel

human settlement in Israel

Bedouin town in Israel

'''Mas'ade''' (, ) is a village in southwestern Syria, in the Quneitra Governorate, Golan Heights. It has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and is administered by Israel as a local council since 1982. The town has a predominantly Druze population.

Julis ( Jūlis, ''G'ulis'') is a Druze village and local council in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of .

village in Israel

human settlement in Israel

Arab town in northern Israel

human settlement in Israel

'''Bi'ina' (alternatively transliterated as al-Bi'neh, al-Ba'ina, al-Ba'ana and el-Baneh'') () is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel. It is located east of Acre. In 2003, Bi'ina merged with Majd al-Krum and Deir al-Asad to form the city of Shaghur, but was reinstated as a local council in 2008 after Shaghur was dissolved. Bi'ina has a mostly Muslim population (92%) with a small Christian minority (8%); in its population was . In 2022, 92.6% of the population was Muslim and 7.4% was Christian.

Nahf (, Naḥf or Nahef; ) is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel. It is located in between the lower and upper Galilee, about east of Acre. In it had a population of . Archaeologists believe that the area was an important center for viticulture in the Hellenistic period and possibly the Early Bronze Age IB period (ca. 3100 BC).

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'''Mazra'a''' (, ) is an Arab village and local council in northern Israel, situated between Acre and Nahariyya east of the Coastal Highway that runs along the Mediterranean coast. The local council was founded in 1896 and was incorporated into the Matte Asher Regional Council in 1982, before proclaiming itself an independent local council again in 1996. In it had a population of .

Tuba-Zangariyye or Tuba al-Zanghariyya (, ) is a Bedouin town in the Northern District of Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, it achieved local council status in 1988. It was formed by the merger of two villages, Tuba and al-Zangariyye. Populated by the Bedouin tribe of El Heib, Tuba is situated near Kfar Hanassi, overlooking the Jordan River, and sits 250 meters above sea level. In it had a population of .

Yarka, officially Yirka (, ), is a Druze village and local council in the Northern District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 17,171, 98.8% of them members of the Druze community, with small Muslim (1.0%) and Christian (0.1%) minorities.

Ilut, also spelt ʿAilut (; ), is an Arab local council in the Northern District of Israel. It was declared a local council in 1991. In its population was .

place in Israel

Sajur (; ) is a Druze town (local council) in the Galilee region of northern Israel, with an area of 3,000 dunams (3 km2). It achieved recognition as an independent local council in 1992. In it had a population of .

Zarzir (, ), also known as Beit Zarzir, is an Arab local council located west of the city of Nazareth in the Northern District of Israel. In , it had a population of , consisting of five Bedouin tribes, Mazarib, Grifat, Haib, Jawamis, and Eyadat. thumb|150px|Zarzir mosque == Monument to the Bedouin Soldier == A few kilometres away, at HaMovil Junction, there is a memorial to the Bedouin soldiers of the IDF killed since 1948, 230 of them by 2022. The Monument to the Bedouin Soldier (sometimes translated a Fighter or Warrior), established at a site close to Bedouin and other Israeli Arab towns,

Arab village in Israel

village in Israel

'''Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre''' is an Arab local council in the Northern District of Israel. It was declared as a local council in 1996. In it had a population of , the majority of whom are Muslims.

Yanuh–Jat (, ) is an Israeli Druze village and local council in the Northern District of Israel, northeast of Acre, consisting of the villages of Yanuh and Jat, which merged in 1990. In it had a population of , all members of the Druze community.