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]

• Jaljulia: 9,200
• Kafr Bara: 2,800
• Kafr Qasim: 21,400
• Qalansawe: 21,000
• Tayibe: 40,200
• Tira: 24,400
• Zemer: 6,400^[4]

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.

• Abu Ghosh
• Beit Jimal
• Ein Naqquba
• Ein Rafa

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.

• Beit Hanina (al-Jadid or Eastern portion)†
• Beit Safafa
• Jabel Mukaber
• Old City (Armenian, Muslim & Christian Quarters)†
• Ras al-Amud
• Sheikh Jarrah
• Shuafat
• Silwan
• Sur Baher
• At-Tur
• Umm Tuba
• Wadi al-Joz
• al-Walaja

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.

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

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.

Ar'ara[5] al-Arian Aqqada Baqa al-Gharbiyye Basma[6] Daliyat al-Karmel Ein Ibrahim Ein Hawd

Fureidis Ibtin Isfiya Jatt Jisr az-Zarqa Kafr Qara Khawaled Ma'ale Iron[7]

Mansura al-Maqura Meiser Rouhana Sheik Bureik Umm al-Fahm Umm al-Qutuf Wadi Nisnas, Halisa and Abbas (Haifa neighborhoods)

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]

Abu Sinan† Arab al-Aramshe Arab al-Subeih Arab al-Na'im Arraba† Basmat Tab'un Beit Jann Bi'ina† Bir al-Maksur Bu'eine Nujeidat[9] Daburiyya Ed Dahi Deir al-Asad Deir Hanna† Dmeide Eilabun† Ein al-Asad Ein Mahil Fassuta† Hamaam Hamdon Hurfeish† Hussniyya I'billin† Iksal

Ilut Jadeidi-Makr[10] Jish† Julis Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre[11] Kabul Kafr Kanna† Kafr Manda Kafr Misr Kafr Yasif† Kamanneh[12] Kaukab Abu al-Hija Kfar Kama[13] Kisra-Sumei[14] Maghar† Majd al-Krum Manshiya Zabda Mashhad Mazra'a Mi'ilya† Muqeible Nahf Na'ura Nazareth† Nein†

Rameh† Ras al-Ein Rehaniya[13] Reineh† Rumana Rumat al-Heib Sajur Sakhnin† Sallama Sandala Sha'ab Shefa-'Amr† Sheikh Danun Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam[15] Sulam Suweid Hamira Tarshiha†[16] Tamra Tuba-Zangariyye[17] Tur'an† Uzeir Yafa an-Naseriyye† Yanuh-Jat[18] Yarka Zarzir

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]

Buq'ata Ein Qiniyye Ghajar Majdal Shams Mas'ade See also Arab citizens of Israel Districts of Israel List of Arab towns and villages depopulated during the 1948 Palestinian exodus Note  † Significant presence of Arab Christian population References The Arab Population in Israel. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2002. p. 3. "Localities and Population, by Population Group, District, Sub-District and Natural Region". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013. "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. The result of a merger of the Arab villages of Yamma, Bir as-Sikka, Ibtan and Marja Result of a merger between Ar'ara and 'Ara Result of a merger between Barta'a, Ein as-Sahala and Mu'awiya Result of the merger of the Arab villages of Bayada, Musmus, Salim, Musheirifa and Zalafa http://www1.cbs.gov.il/www/statistical/arab_pop08e.pdf Result of a merger between the town of Bu'eine and the Bedouin village of Nujeidat Result of a merger between the Arab towns of Jadeidi and Makr Result of a merger between Ka'abiyye, Tabash and Hajajre Result of a merger between the Bedouin villages of Kamanneh East and Kamanneh West Entire population is made of Circassians, but are considered Arabs Result of a merger between Arab villages of Kisra and Kafr Sumei Result of a merger between Bedouin villages of Arab Shibli and Umm al-Ghanam Result of a merger between the Jewish town of Ma'alot and the Arab town of Tarshiha Result of a merger between Bedouin villages of Tuba and az-Zangariyya Result of a merger between Yanuh and Jat Kimmerling, Baruch (2003), Politicide: Ariel Sharon's War Against the Palestinians, Verso, p. 28, ISBN 978-1-84467-532-6 "The Fate of Abandoned Arab Villages, 1965-1969" by Aron Shai (History & Memory - Volume 18, Number 2, Fall/Winter 2006, pp. 86-106)