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List. Israel has 16 cities with populations over 100,000, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yafo. [2] In all, there are 77 Israeli localities granted "municipalities" (or "city") status by the Ministry of the Interior, including four Israeli settlements in the West Bank. [3] Two more cities are planned: Kasif, a planned city to be built in the ...
Districts of Israel. Population density by natural region, subdistrict, and district in 2018 (thicker border indicates higher tier). There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mekhozot ( מְחוֹזוֹת; sing. מָחוֹז, makhoz) and in Arabic as mintaqah. There are also 15 subdistricts of Israel, known in ...
Tel Aviv and Haifa rank as Israel's next most populous cities, with populations of 474,530 and 290,306, respectively. The (mainly Haredi) city of Bnei Brak is the most densely populated city in Israel and one of the 10 most densely populated cities in the world. Israel has 16 cities with populations over 100,000.
Israel on the world map. Israel lies to the north of the equator around 31°30' north latitude and 34°45' east longitude. It measures 424 km (263 mi) from north to south [dubious – discuss] and, at its widest point 114 km (71 mi), from east to west. At its narrowest point, however, this is reduced to just 15 km (9 mi).
The Tel Aviv metropolitan area concentrates the largest Jewish population in the world. Metropolitan areas with Jewish population above 100,000 as of 2021: [1] Metropolitan area. Country. Number. Tel Aviv. Israel. 3,891,000. New York City.
Map 1: United Nations-derived boundary map of Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories (2007, updated to 2018) The modern borders of Israel exist as the result both of past wars and of diplomatic agreements between the State of Israel and its neighbours, as well as an effect of the agreements among colonial powers ruling in the region before Israel's creation.
Israel – country in the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. The State of Israel ( Medinat Yisrael) came into existence as the homeland for the Jewish people at the termination of Mandatory British Palestine on 14 May 1948, through the Israeli Declaration of Independence. [1]
The Northern District ( Hebrew: מחוז הצפון, romanized : Mekhoz HaTzafon; Arabic: منطقة الشمال, romanized : Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl) is one of Israel 's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 3,324 km 2, making it the second largest district in Israel. The district capital is Nof HaGalil and the ...