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Encyclopedia > Center District (Israel)
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The Center District, or Central District, of Israel is one of six districts. Image File history File links Israel_center_dist. ... Image File history File links Israel_center_dist. ... There are six main districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (singular: mehoz) and thirteen sub-districts known as nafot (singular: nafa). ...

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Cities

Hod HaSharon (הוד השרון Splendor of the Sharon in Hebrew) is a city in the Center District of Israel. ... Kfar Saba (כפר סבא;) is a city in the Sharon area, Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Downtown area of Lod Lod (Hebrew לוֹד; Arabic اَلْلُدّْ al-Ludd, Greco-Latin Lydda, Tiberian Hebrew לֹד Lōḏ) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Modiin (מודיעין) is a city in the Center District of Israel In Israel. ... Ness Ziona (נס ציונה ; unofficially also spelled Nes Ziona) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Netanya (Hebrew: נְתַנְיָה, Standard Hebrew NÉ™tanya) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... The Coat of Arms of Petah-Tikva Petah-Tikva (Hebrew פֶּתַח-תִּקְוָה opening of hope, Standard Hebrew Pétaḥ-Tiqva, also transliterated as Petach Tikva, Petah Tikvah, Petach Tikvah, Petaḥ Tiqwa or Petach Tiqwa) and nicknamed as Mother of Cities, is a city in the west of the Center District of Israel... Qalansawe (קלנסווה) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Raannana or Raanana (Hebrew רעננה Ra‘ănānāh) is a small city (about 80,000 citizens) in the southern Sharon in the Center District of Israel, Israel, northeast of Tel Aviv. ... Ramla (Hebrew רמלה Ramlāh; Arabic الرملة ar-Ramlah, colloquial Ramleh), is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Ramallah (Arabic: (help· info) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank of approximately 57,000 residents. ... Rehovot (Hebrew רְחוֹבוֹת ) is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 km south of Tel Aviv. ... Rishon Le Zion in 2002 Rishon LeZion, or Rishon LeZiyyon (ראשון לציון) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, in the Center District of Israel, just south of Tel Aviv, and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area (Gush Dan). ... Rosh HaAyin (רֹאשׁ הָעָיִן (Originally Ancient Israelite town of Aphek) origin of the spring is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Tayibe (Arabic طيّبة, Hebrew טייבה; also spelled Taibeh or Tayiba) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Tira (טירה) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Yavne (Hebrew יבנה, Arabic يبنة Yibnah) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Yehud (יהוד) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ...

Towns

Beer Yaaqov, also spelled Beer Yaakov (Hebrew: באר יעקב; Standard Hebrew Bəʼer Yaʻaqov), is a town (local municipality) in the Central District of Israel. ... Gedera, or Gadera (Hebrew: גדרה) is a local municipality in the Central District of Israel. ... Kafr Qasim (Arabic: كفر قاسم, also known as Kafr Qassem, Kufur Kassem and Kafar Kassem), is a hill-top Israeli Arab town located about 20 km east of Tel Aviv, on the Green Line separating Israel and the West Bank, on the southern part of the Little Triangle of Arab-Israeli villages. ... Kefar Yona (in Hebrew, כפר יונה) is a local municipality in the Sharon S.D. in the Center District of Israel. ... Kokhav Yair (Hebrew כוכב יאיר unofficially also spelled Kochav Yair) is a local municipality in the central distric of Israel. ... Mazkeret Batya is a town in the center of Israel. ... Tel Mond (Hebrew: תל מונד) is an Israeli town in the Sharon region. ...

Arab villages that existed before 1948 in this District

Note: All listed villages had a population of 1,000 or greater at the time of their occupation. The population is listed in brackets.

  • Aqir [1] (2480)
  • Bashshit [2] (1620)
  • Bayt-Nabala [3] (2310)
  • Bayt-Nuba [4] (1240)
  • Dayr-Tarif [5] (1750)
  • Imwas [6] (1955)
  • Jimzu [7] (1510)
  • Al-Maghar [8] (1940)
  • Majdal Yaba [9] (1520)
  • AL-Muzayria [10] (1160)
  • Al-Naani [11] (2060, joint Jewish-Arab)
  • Al-Nabi Rubin [12] (1420)
  • Qatra [13] (1210)
  • Al-Qubab [14] (1980)
  • Al-Qubayba [15] (1720)
  • Qula [16] (1010)
  • Sarafand Al-Amar [17] (1950)
  • Sarafan Al-Kharab [18] (1040)
  • Al-Tira [19] (1290)
  • Wadi Hunayn [20] (3380, joint Jewish-Arab)
  • Yalu [21] (1644)
  • Yibna [22] (5420)*
  • Zarnuqa [23] (2620)

 * - Yibna's population was expelled and the town renamed to Yavne, therefore it is more similar to Lod and Ramla than to the other villages. However, since it was partially destroyed, it is listed here. Downtown area of Lod Lod (Hebrew לוֹד; Arabic اَلْلُدّْ al-Ludd, Greco-Latin Lydda, Tiberian Hebrew לֹד Lōḏ) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Ramla (Hebrew רמלה Ramlāh; Arabic الرملة ar-Ramlah, colloquial Ramleh), is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ...


See also


There are six main districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (singular: mehoz) and thirteen sub-districts known as nafot (singular: nafa). ... Cities in Israel, by district: // Northern District See also North District, Israel. ...

Districts of Israel Flag of Israel
Jerusalem District | North District | Haifa District | Center District | Tel Aviv District | South District

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