Arab localities in Israel

Map of Arabic speaking localities in Israel. This map includes East Jerusalem and Golan Heights, both not internationally recognized parts of Israel.

Arab localities in Israel includes all population centers with a 50% or higher Arab population in Israel. East Jerusalem and Golan Heights are not internationally recognized parts of Israel proper but have been included in this list.

The city of Acre has an Arab minority of approximately 25%, while its Old City is 95% Arab. While Arabs constitute 10% of Haifa's total population, they make up 70% of Lower Haifa's residents.[1] The central cities of Lod and Ramla each have Arab populations of 20%.

Central District

158,900 Arabs live in the Central District, which has a total population of 1,931,000.[2] The majority of the Arab population lives along or near the Green Line which separates Israel from the West Bank in an area known as the Triangle. The largest city is Tayibe with a population of approximately 40,000.

Estimated population figures for 2014 except for Kafr Bara, which is from 2009, are listed below.[3]

Tel Aviv District

18,500 Arabs live in the Tel Aviv District, which has a total population of 1,318,300.[2] 16,000 of them live in Jaffa.

Jerusalem District

310,700 Arabs live in the Jerusalem District, which has a total population of 987,400.[2] The Arab populations of the Jerusalem District are primarily concentrated in East Jerusalem but there are four other towns that exist within the district's jurisdiction. Abu Ghosh is the largest of them.

East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem was annexed by Israel after its victory over Jordan during the Six-Day War in 1967. East Jerusalem was joined with West Jerusalem, along with several surrounding Palestinian towns and villages. Today, Arabs constitute 55% of the population of East Jerusalem and 33% of that of Jerusalem as a whole. The following are Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem.

Southern District

216,200 Arabs live in the Southern District, which has a total population of 1,146,600.[2] The Arab population lives primarily in the northwestern Negev and is entirely composed of Bedouins. Several towns in the area are not formally recognized by the government and do not receive basic utilities from the state (see unrecognized Bedouin villages in Israel). The largest Arab locality in the Negev is Rahat.

Haifa District

237,200 Arabs live in the Haifa District, which has a total population of 939,000.[2] Most Arabs of the Haifa District live in the Wadi Ara region that straddles the northwestern border of the West Bank. There is a substantial Druze population in the Carmel region and the Wadi Nisnas neighborhood of Haifa. Umm al-Fahm is the largest Arab city in the district.

Northern District

705,200 Arabs live in the Northern District, which has a total population of 1,320,800.[2] In 2008, Arabs made up 53% of the Northern District's population, making it Israel's only district with an Arab majority. 44% of the Arab population lives in this district.[8] Nazareth is the largest city, with a population of approximately 66,000.[8]

Golan Heights

The Golan Heights was captured during the Six-Day War in 1967 and officially annexed by Israel in 1981. Israel governs the Golan Heights as a part of the Northern District. As a result of the war, many villages were abandoned. The Israeli Head of Surveying and Demolition Supervision for the Golan Heights proposed the demolition of 127 of the unpopulated villages, with about 90 abandoned villages demolished shortly after 15 May 1968.[19][20] The demolitions were carried out by contractors hired for the job.[20] Five Arab towns remain today. 23,900 Arabs live in the Golan Heights.[2] The area is home to an approximately equal number of non-Arab Israelis.

See also

Note

 † Significant presence of Arab Christian population

References

  1. ↑ The Arab Population in Israel. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2002. p. 3.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Localities and Population, by Population Group, District, Sub-District and Natural Region". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Abstract of Israel 2015 - Population and Density per Sq. Km. in Localities Numbering 5,000 Residents and More on 31 XII 2014". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 10 September 2015.
  4. ↑ The result of a merger of the Arab villages of Yamma, Bir as-Sikka, Ibtan and Marja
  5. ↑ Result of a merger between Ar'ara and 'Ara
  6. ↑ Result of a merger between Barta'a, Ein as-Sahala and Mu'awiya
  7. ↑ Result of the merger of the Arab villages of Bayada, Musmus, Salim, Musheirifa and Zalafa
  8. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
  9. ↑ Result of a merger between the town of Bu'eine and the Bedouin village of Nujeidat
  10. ↑ Result of a merger between the Arab towns of Jadeidi and Makr
  11. ↑ Result of a merger between Ka'abiyye, Tabash and Hajajre
  12. ↑ Result of a merger between the Bedouin villages of Kamanneh East and Kamanneh West
  13. 1 2 Entire population is made of Circassians, but are considered Arabs
  14. ↑ Result of a merger between Arab villages of Kisra and Kafr Sumei
  15. ↑ Result of a merger between Bedouin villages of Arab Shibli and Umm al-Ghanam
  16. ↑ Result of a merger between the Jewish town of Ma'alot and the Arab town of Tarshiha
  17. ↑ Result of a merger between Bedouin villages of Tuba and az-Zangariyya
  18. ↑ Result of a merger between Yanuh and Jat
  19. ↑ Kimmerling, Baruch (2003), Politicide: Ariel Sharon's War Against the Palestinians, Verso, p. 28, ISBN 978-1-84467-532-6
  20. 1 2 "The Fate of Abandoned Arab Villages, 1965-1969" by Aron Shai (History & Memory - Volume 18, Number 2, Fall/Winter 2006, pp. 86-106)
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