Districts of Israel

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Map of the districts of Israel

There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (מחוזות; singular: mahoz) and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot (נפות; singular: nafa). Each sub-district is further divided into natural regions, of which there are 50.

The Golan sub-district, which contains 4 natural regions, is included in this amount, although it is not recognized by the UN to be Israeli territory. The Judea and Samaria Area, however, is not included, since it has not been annexed by Israel.

1 Jerusalem district
2 North district
3 Haifa district
4 Center district
5 Tel Aviv district
6 South district
7 Judea and Samaria Area*
8 See also
9 External links

[edit] Jerusalem district

Jerusalem District (Mehoz Yerushalayim).

District capital: Jerusalem

* This district includes areas captured in the 1967 Six-Day War and annexed to Israel in the Jerusalem Law.

[edit] North district

North District (Mehoz HaTzafon).

District capital: Nazareth

Zefat (sub-district)
Kinneret (sub-district)
Yizre'el (sub-district)
Akko (sub-district)
Golan (sub-district)*

* - captured in the 1967 Six-Day War and defacto annexed by Israel's Golan Heights Law; not recognized by the UN to be Israeli territory.

[edit] Haifa district

Haifa District (Mehoz Hefa).

District capital: Haifa

Haifa (sub-district)
Hadera (sub-district)

[edit] Center district

Center District (Mehoz HaMerkaz).

District capital: Ramla

Sharon (sub-district)
Petah Tikva (sub-district)
Ramla (sub-district)
Rehovot (sub-district)

[edit] Tel Aviv district

Tel Aviv District (Mehoz Tel-Aviv).

District capital: Tel Aviv

[edit] South district

South District (Mehoz HaDarom).

District Capital: Beersheba

Ashkelon (sub district)
Be'er Sheva (sub-district)

[edit] Judea and Samaria Area*

Judea and Samaria Area (Ezor Yehuda VeShomron).

Largest Israeli City: Modi'in Illit

* This area is not recognized by the UN and most nations (as being part of the state of Israel), and has not been annexed by Israel. The entire area has been under Israeli military occupation since the 1967 Six-Day War, and it includes most of the West Bank.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Mapsofworld.com - Political Map of Israel, includes district boundaries and capitals
Central Bureau of Statistics - detailed breakdown of each district, sub-district, and natural region.
Urban Israel: Details and pictures about many cities in Israel

Districts of Israel
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).