The South District of Israel, highlighted.

The South District of Israel, is one of six districts, and is the largest in terms of land area. It covers the greater amount of the Negev region, as well as the Arava. Map of the districts of Israel There are six main districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (מחוזות; singular: mehoz) and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot (נפות; singular: nafa). ... Ruins in the Negev desert The Negev (Hebrew נֶגֶב;, Tiberian Hebrew Néḡeḇ; Arabic النقب an-Naqab) is the desert region of southern Israel. ... Aravah is also the name of one of the Four Species used on the Judaism holiday of Sukkot. ...

Cities

• Arad ערד
• Ashdod אשדוד
• Ashqelon אשקלון
• Be'er Sheva (Beersheba) באר שבע
• Dimona דימונה
• Eilat אילת
• Netivot נתיבות
• Ofaqim אופקים
• Qiryat Gat קריית גת
• Qiryat Mal'akhi קריית מלאכי
• Rahat רהט
• Sederot שדרות

Arad (Hebrew: ערד) is a modern city in southern Israel, on the border of the Judean Desert, 25 km west of the Dead Sea and 45 km east of Beer-Sheva, near the famous Masada (Metzada), in the South District of Israel. ... Ashdod is a city in the Southern District of Israel. ... Ashkelon or Ashqelon (Hebrew אשקלון; Arabic عسقلان ʿAsqalān; Latin Ascalon) was an ancient Philistine seaport on the east coast of the Mediterranian sea just north of Gaza. ... Beer Sheva is a city in Israel and the largest city of the Negev desert, often known as the Capital of the Negev. In 2004, Beer Sheva had a population of 184,500 making it the fifth largest city in Israel. ... Dimona is an Israeli city in the Negev desert, 36 kilometers to the south of Beer-Sheva and 35 kilometers west of the Dead Sea in the Southern District of Israel. ... Eilat (Hebrew אֵילַת, Standard Hebrew Elat, Eylat), pop. ... Netivot (נתיבות) is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. ... Ofaqim (אופקים; unofficially also spelled Ofakim) is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. ... Qiryat Gat, commonly spelled Kiryat Gat (Hebrew: קִרְיַת גָּת) is a city in the Southern District of Israel. ... Qiryat Malakhi (קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי ; unofficially also spelled Kiryat Malachi) is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. ... Rahat (רהט) is a city in the Southern District of Israel. ... Sederot (שדרות; unofficially also spelled Sderot) is a city in the Southern District of Israel in Israel. ...

Local councils

• Ar'ara BaNegev ערערה בנגב
• Hura חורה
• Kuseife כסיפה
• Laqye לקיה
• Lehavim להבים
• Meitar מיתר
• Mitzpe Ramon מצפה רמון
• Omer עומר
• Segev-Shalom שגב-שלום
• Tel Sheva תל שבע
• Yeruham ירוחם

In Israel, a local council is a locality similar to a city in structure and way of life, that has not yet achieved a status of a city, which requires a minimum number of residents, among other things. ... Hura (in Hebrew: חורה) is a Bedouin village, located near Beersheva. ... Lakiya, or Laqye (Hebrew: לקיה) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel. ... Lehavim (Hebrew: להבים) is a town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel. ... Meitar is a small town north-east of Beersheba, in the southern region of Israel. ... Mitzpe Ramon is a town in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ... Omer (Hebrew: עומר) is a town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel, bordering Beersheba. ... Tel Sheva (Hebrew: תל שבע) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel, bordering Beer Sheva. ... Yeruham (יְרֻחָם ) is a town in the Israeli Negev in the South District of Israel. ...

See also

• Negev
• List of cities in Israel

Ruins in the Negev desert The Negev (Hebrew נֶגֶב;, Tiberian Hebrew Néḡeḇ; Arabic النقب an-Naqab) is the desert region of southern Israel. ... Cities in Israel, by district: // Northern District See also North District, Israel. ...

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