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 has an Arab minority of 45% and both Lod and Ramla have Arab populations of 20%.

= Center District =

The majority of the Center District's Arab population live 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 33,000. In addition, there are approximately 25,000 Arabs inhabitants in the Jaffa area of Tel Aviv-Yafo, comprising 6.8% of the city's total population.
* Jaljulia
* Kafr Bara
* Kafr Qasim
* Qalansawe
* Tayibe
* Tira
* Zemer [The result of a merger of the Arab villages of Yamma, Bir as-Sikka, Ibtan and Marja)]

Haifa District

Most Arabs of the Haifa District live in the Wadi Ara region that straddles along the northwestern border of the West Bank. There is a substantial Druze population in the Carmel region and in the Wadi Nisnas neighborhood of Haifa. Umm al-Fahm is the largest Arab locality of the district.
*Ar'ara [Result of a merger between Ar'ara and 'Ara]
*al-Arian
*Aqqada
*Baqa-Jatt [Result of a merger between Baqa al-Gharbiyye and Jatt]
*Basma [Result of a merger between Barta'a, Ein as-Sahala and Mu'awiya]
*Carmel City [Result of a merger between the Druze localities Daliyat al-Karmel and Isfiya]
*Ein Ibrahim
*Ein Hawd
*Fureidis
*Ibtin
*Jisr az-Zarqa
*Kafr Qara
*Khawaled
*Ma'ale Iron [Result of the merger of the Arab villages of Bayada, Musmus, Salim, Musheirifa and Zalafa]
*Mansura
*al-Maqura
*Meiser
*Rouhana
*Sheik Bureik
*Umm al-Fahm
*Umm al-Qutuf
*Wadi Nisnas, Halisa and Abbas (Haifa neighborhoods)

Jerusalem District

The Arab populations of the Jerusalem District are primarily concentrated in East Jerusalem, however there are 4 other towns that exist within the district's jurisdiction. Abu Ghosh is the largest of them.
*Abu Ghosh
*Beit Jamal
*Ein Naqquba
*Ein Rafa

East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem was annexed by Israel after its victory over Jordan during the Six-Day War in 1967. It was joined with the western part of Jerusalem, along with several surrounding Palestinian towns and villages. Today, Arabs constitute 55% of East Jerusalem and 33% of Jerusalem as a whole. The following are the primarily Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem.
*Abu Tor
*Beit Hanina (al-Jadid or Eastern portion)†
*Beit Safafa
*Jabal Mukabar
*Old City (Armenian, Muslim & Christian Quarters)†
*Ras al-Amud
*Sheikh Jarrah
*Shuafat
*Silwad
*Sur Baher
*at-Tur
*Umm Tuba
*Wadi al-Joz
*al-Walaja

=North District=

Arabs make up 52% of the North District's population, making it Israel's only district with an Arab majority. 46% of the entire Israeli-Arab population live in this district. Nazareth is the largest locality with a population of approximately 65,000.
*Abu Sinan
*Arab al-Aramshe
*Arab al-Subeih
*Arab al-Na'im
*Arraba
*Basmat Tab'un
*Beit Jann
*Bir al-Maksur
*Bu'eine Nujeidat [Result of a merger between the town of Bu'eine and the Bedouin village of Nujeidat]
*Daburiyya
*Ad-Dahi
*Deir Hanna
*Dmeide
*Eilabun†
*Ein al-Asad
*Ein Mahil
*Fassuta†
*Hamaam
*Hamdon
*Hurfeish†
*Hussniyya
*I'billin†
*Iksal
*Ilut
*Jadeidi-Makr [Result of a merger between the Arab towns of Jadeidi and Makr]
*Jish†
*Julis
*Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre [Result of a merger between Ka'abiyye, Tabash and Hajajre]
*Kabul
*Kafr Kanna†
*Kafr Manda
*Kafr Misr
*Kafr Yasif†
*Kamanneh [Result of a merger between the Bedouin villages of Kamanneh East and Kamanneh West]
*Kaukab Abu al-Hija
*Kfar KamaEntire population is made of Circassians, but are considered Arabs]
*Kisra-Sume'a [Result of a merger between Arab villages of Kisra and Kafr Sumei]
*Maghar†
*Manshiya Zabda
*Mashhad
*Mazra'a
*Mi'ilya
*Muqeible
*Nahf
*Na'ura
*Nazareth†
*Nein†
*Rameh†
*Ras al-Ein
*Rehaniya
*Reineh†
*Rumana
*Rumat al-Heib
*Sajur
*Sakhnin†
*Sallama
*Sandala
*Sha'ab
*Shaghur [Result of a merger between Majd al-Krum, Deir al-Asad and Bi'ina]
*Shefa-'Amr†
*Sheikh Danun
*Shibli-Umm al-Janam [Result of a merger between Bedouin villages of Arab ash-Shibli and Umm al-Ghannam]
*Sulam
*Suweid Hamira
*Tarshiha† [Result of a merger between the Jewish town of Ma'alot and the Arab town of Tarshiha]
*Tamra
*Tuba-Zangariyye [Result of a merger between Bedouin villages of Tuba and az-Zangariyya]
*Tur'an
*Uzeir
*Yafa an-Naseriyye†
*Yanuh-Jat [Result of a merger between Yanuh and Jat]
*Yirka
*Zarzir

Golan Heights

The Golan Heights was captured in 1967 during the Six-Day War. As a result, hundreds of villages were abandoned probably by fear of attack, however no residents were forcibly expelled. Four Arab towns remain today. It was officially annexed by Israel in 1981 although the United Nations does not recognize the territory as Israel's. Israel governs the Golan Heights as a part of the North District
*Buq'ata
*Ein Qiniyye
*Ghajar
*Majdal Shams

= South District =

The South District's Arab population lives primarily in the northwestern Negev or Naqab Desert and is entirely composed of Bedouins. Several Arab towns in the area are not formally recognized by the government and those particular towns do not receive most of the basic utilities that is required for a town or city in the state. The largest locality is the city of Rahat.
*Abu Qrenat
*Ar'arat an-Naqab
*Ateer
*al-Atrash
*Bir Hadaj
*Dhahiyah
*Drijat
*Ghazzah
*Hura
*Kuseife
*Lakiya
*Makhul
*Mitnan
*Mulada
*Qasr al-Sir
*Rahat
*al-Sayyid
*Shaqib al-Salam
*Tirabin al-Sana
*Tel as-Sabi
*Umm Batin

Notes

† Some of the Inhabitants are Christian Arab

ee also

* Arab citizens of Israel
* Negev Bedouins

References

* [http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Maps/Story1261.html Map of British Mandate of Palestine]