Arab localities in Israel include all population centers with a 50% or higher Arab population in Israel. East Jerusalem and Golan Heights are not internationally recognized parts of Israel proper but have been included in this list.

According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics census in 2010, "the Arab population lives in 134 towns and villages. About 44 percent of them live in towns (compared to 81 percent of the Jewish population); 48 percent live in villages with local councils (compared to 9 percent of the Jewish population). Four percent of the Arab citizens live in small villages with regional councils, while the rest live in unrecognized villages (the proportion is much higher, 31 percent in the Negev)". The Arab population in Israel is located in five main areas: Galilee (54.6% of total Israeli Arabs), Triangle (23.5% of total Israeli Arabs), Golan Heights, East Jerusalem, and Northern Negev (13.5% of total Israeli Arabs). Around 8.4% of Israeli Arabs live in officially mixed Jewish-Arab cities (excluding Arab residents in East Jerusalem), including Haifa, Lod, Ramle, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Acre, Nof HaGalil, and Ma'alot Tarshiha.

In 2021, there were 163 localities in which all residents are Arab citizens of Israel, 69 of these are Arab local councils and 12 are Arab city councils. According to the Israel Democracy Institute about 49.1% of Israeli Arabs live in Arab local councils, 30.9% live in Arab city councils and 8.3% live in officially Mixed cities. Another 5.5% of Arab citizens live in 47 small localities that are incorporated into regional councils, 4.2% live in unrecognized villages (mostly in the Negev), and 1.8% live in cities with Jewish majority (including West Jerusalem). The percentages do not include East Jerusalem Arab residents.

The city of Acre has an Arab minority of 30.1%, while its Old City is 95% Arab. While Arabs constitute 11% of Haifa's total population, they make up 70% of Lower Haifa's residents.The Arab Population in Israel. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2002. p. 3. In 2011, Jaffa has an Arab population of 30.3%, Lod is 24.3% Arab, while Ramla is 22.2% Arab. In 2015, 23% of the population of Nof HaGalil was Arab.

According to Ha'aretz in 2015, only 16,000 Arabs are thought to be living in 16 localities not officially defined as mixed cities, or in Jewish neighborhoods of Haifa, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.: "Some 16,000 Arabs are estimated to be living in 16 cities not officially defined as mixed, or in predominantly Jewish neighborhoods of big cities such as Haifa, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv." According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, a sizeable percentage of Arabs lives in the Jewish majority cities of Eilat (5% Arab), Carmiel (4%), Qiryat Shemona (3%), Arad (3%), Beersheva (3%), Nahariyya (2%), Safed (2%) and Tiberias (2%).Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, "Settlements".

Central and Haifa Districts 158,900 Arabs live in the Central District, which has a total population of 1,931,000. 237,200 Arabs live in the Haifa District, which has a total population of 939,000.

The majority of the Arab population in these areas live along or near the Green Line which separates Israel from the West Bank in an area known as the "Triangle", split into the "Northern Triangle" (or Wadi Ara) and the "Southern Triangle".

There is a substantial Druze and Christian population in the Carmel region and the Wadi Nisnas neighborhood of Haifa.

Southern Triangle Estimated population figures for are listed below. Jaljulia: Kafr Bara: Kafr Qasim: Qalansawe: Tayibe: Tira: Zemer:

Northern Triangle Ar'ara Baqa al-Gharbiyye al-Arian Basma Jatt Kafr Qara Ma'ale Iron Meiser Umm al-Fahm Umm al-Qutuf

Lod Lod: 19,800 (estimated population figures for 2011)†

Ramla Ramla: 15,100 (Estimated population figures for 2011)†

Haifa and Carmel region Wadi Nisnas, Halisa, Kababir and Abbas (Haifa neighborhoods)† Daliyat al-Karmel☆ Ein Hawd Fureidis Ibtin Isfiya☆† Jisr az-Zarqa Khawaled  † Significant presence of Christian population

 ☆ Significant presence of Druze population

Tel Aviv District 18,500 Arabs live in the Tel Aviv District, which has a total population of 1,318,300. 16,000 of them live in Jaffa, where they make up around a third of the population. In 2019 the population of Tel Aviv-Jaffa was 89.9% Jewish, and 4.5% Arab; among Arabs, 82.8% were Muslim, 16.4% were Christian, and 0.8% were Druze.

Jerusalem District 310,700 Arabs live in the Jerusalem District, which has a total population of 987,400. The Arab populations of the Jerusalem District are primarily concentrated in East Jerusalem, which is internationally not considered part of Israel, but there are four other towns that exist within the district's jurisdiction. Abu Ghosh is the largest of them.

West Jerusalem Abu Ghosh Beit Jimal Ein Naqquba Ein Rafa

East Jerusalem East Jerusalem was annexed by Israel after its victory over Jordan during the Six-Day War in 1967. East Jerusalem was joined with West Jerusalem, along with several surrounding Palestinian towns and villages. Today, Arabs constitute 61% of the population of East Jerusalem and 38% of that of Jerusalem as a whole. The following are Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem.

Beit Hanina (al-Jadid or Eastern portion)† Beit Safafa Jabel Mukaber Old City (Armenian, Muslim & Christian Quarters)† Ras al-Amud Sheikh Jarrah Shuafat Silwan Sur Baher At-Tur Umm Tuba Wadi al-Joz al-Walaja

 † Significant presence of Christian population

Southern District 216,200 Arabs live in the Southern District, which has a total population of 1,146,600. The Arab population lives primarily in the northwestern Negev and is entirely composed of Muslim Bedouins. Several towns in the area are not formally recognized by the government and do not receive basic utilities from the state (see unrecognized Bedouin villages in Israel). The largest Arab locality in the Negev is Rahat.

Abu Qrenat Abu Talul Ar'arat an-Naqab Ateer al-Atrash Bir Hadaj Dhahiyah Drijat Ghazzah Hura Kukhleh Kuseife Lakiya Makhul Mitnan Mulada Qasr al-Sir Rahat al-Sayyid Shaqib al-Salam Tirabin al-Sana Tel as-Sabi Umm Batin

Northern District

705,200 Arabs live in the Northern District, which has a total population of 1,320,800. In 2008, Arabs made up 53% of the Northern District's population, making it Israel's only district with an Arab majority. 44% of the Arab population lives in this district. Nazareth is the largest city, with a population of approximately 66,000. One of the Arab groups living in the Northern District are the Galilee Bedouin.

Abu Sinan☆† Arab al-Aramshe Arab al-Subeih Arab al-Na'im Arraba† Basmat Tab'un Beit Jann☆ Bi'ina† Bir al-Maksur Bu'eine Nujeidat Daburiyya Ed Dahi Deir al-Asad Deir Hanna† Dmeide Eilabun† Ein al-Asad☆ Ein Mahil Fassuta† Hamaam Hamdon Hurfeish☆† Hussniyya I'billin† Iksal Ilut Jadeidi-Makr Jish† Julis☆ Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre Kabul Kafr Kanna† Kafr Manda Kafr Misr Kafr Yasif†☆ Kamanneh Kaukab Abu al-Hija Kfar Kama Kisra-Sumei☆† Maghar☆† Majd al-Krum Manshiya Zabda Mashhad Mazra'a† Mi'ilya† Muqeible† Nahf Na'ura Nazareth† Nein Peki'in☆† Rameh†☆ Ras al-Ein† Rehaniya Reineh† Rumana Rumat al-Heib Sajur☆ Sakhnin† Sallama Sandala Sha'ab Shefa-'Amr†☆ Sheikh Danun Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam Sulam Suweid Hamira Taibe Tarshiha† Tamra City, Akka Subdistrict Tamra Village, Jezreel sub-district Tuba-Zangariyye Tur'an† Uzeir Yafa an-Naseriyye† Yanuh-Jat☆ Yarka☆ Zarzir

 † Significant presence of Christian population († - Christian majority)

 ☆ Significant presence of Druze population (☆ - Druze majority)

Golan Heights The Golan Heights was captured during the Six-Day War in 1967 and de facto annexed by Israel in 1981. Israel governs the Golan Heights as a part of the Northern District. As a result of the war, many villages were abandoned. The Israeli Head of Surveying and Demolition Supervision for the Golan Heights proposed the demolition of 127 of the unpopulated villages, with about 90 abandoned villages demolished shortly after 15 May 1968."The Fate of Abandoned Arab Villages, 1965-1969" by Aron Shai (History & Memory - Volume 18, Number 2, Fall/Winter 2006, pp. 86-106) The demolitions were carried out by contractors hired for the job. Five Arab towns remain today. 23,900 Arabs live in the Golan Heights. The area is home to an approximately equal number of non-Arab Israelis.

Buq'ata☆ Ein Qiniyye☆† Ghajar Majdal Shams☆† Mas'ade☆  ☆ Significant presence of Druze population (☆ - Druze majority)

 † Significant presence of Christian population

See also Arab citizens of Israel Districts of Israel Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel

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