The Nazareth-Tir'an Mountains Natural Region is a natural region in the Jezreel Subdistrict, in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is the largest city in the natural region.
Geography
The natural region consists of a mountainous area north of the Jezreel Valley, and contains the entire Nazareth metropolitan area as well as several nearby valleys. It has an area of 256 km2.https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/CBSNewBrand/Pages/community.aspx?semel=237&mode=EzorTivi It contains Mount Tabor, the mountain where many Christians believe the Transfiguration of Jesus occurred. The natural region by itself contains a majority of the population of the Jezreel Subdistrict. The Nazareth metropolitan area contains 73 percent of the natural region's population.
Demographics The natural region has a large Arab majority of 79 percent. 21 percent of the population is Jewish, concentrated in Nof HaGalil, Migdal HaEmek, and scattered kibbutzim in the area. Roughly 14 percent of Israel's Arab population lives in the natural region.
Administrative local authorities Cities Local Councils Villages Migdal HaEmek Nazareth Nof HaGalil Basmat Tab'un Bu'eine Nujeidat Daburiyya Ein Mahil Iksal Ilut Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre Kafr Kanna Mashhad Reineh Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam Tur'an Yafa an-Naseriyye Zarzir al-Batuf: Rumat Heib Rumana Uzeir Jezreel Valley: Adi Alon HaGalil Alonei Abba Bethlehem of Galilee Givat Ela Hanaton Harduf HaSolelim Hosha'aya Kfar HaHoresh Manshiyet Zabda Suweid Hamira Shimshit Timrat Tzippori Lower Galilee: Beit Rimon Mitzpe Netofa
Voting Patterns In the 2022 election, 67 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the Arab parties, while 17 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 16 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid.
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