Center District (Israel)
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The Center District (Hebrew: מחוז המרכז, Meḥoz haMerkaz) of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion. Its population as of 2005 was 1,613,700. About 90% of the districts residents are Jewish.
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[edit] Cities
- Hod Hasharon הוד השרון
- Kfar Saba כפר סבא
- Lod לוד (Al-Ludd in Arabic, Lydda in Greek)
- Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut מודיעין-מכבים-רעות
- Ness Ziona נס ציונה
- Netanya נתניה
- Petah Tikva פתח תקווה
- Qalansawe קלנסווה
- Ra'annana רעננה
- Ramlah רמלה (Ramleh in Arabic)
- Rehovot רחובות
- Rishon LeZion ראשון לציון
- Rosh HaAyin ראש העין
- Tayibe טייבה
- Tira טירה (Al-Tira in Arabic)
- Yavne יבנה
- Yehud-Monosson יהוד-מונוסון
[edit] Towns
- Be'er Ya'aqov
- Beit Dagan
- Bnei Aish
- El'ad
- Elyakhin
- Even Yehuda
- Gedera
- Gan Yavne
- Giv'at Shmuel
- Jaljulia
- Kafr Qasim
- Kfar Bara
- Kfar Yona
- Kokhav Yair
- Mazkeret Batya
- Pardesiya
- Qiryat Ekron
- Ramot Hashavim
- Savyon
- Shoham
- Tel Mond
- Tzoran-Kadima
- Zemer
[edit] Former municipalities
- Kadima (merged with Tzoran; now Tzoran-Kadima)
- Maccabim-Re'ut (merged with Modi'in; now Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut)
- Modi'in (merged with Maccabim-Re'ut; now Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut)
- Neve Monosson (merged with Yehud and declared an autonomous borough within Yehud-Monosson)
- Tzoran (merged with Kadima; now Tzoran-Kadima)
- Yehud (merged with Neve Monosson; now Yehud-Monosson)
[edit] See also
| Districts of Israel |  |
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| Jerusalem District | North District | Haifa District | Center District | Tel Aviv District | South District | Judea and Samaria Area1
Notes: (1) This division is not recognized by the UN and most nations (as being part of the state of Israel). |
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