The Eastern Upper Galilee Natural Region is a natural region in the Safed Subdistrict, in the Northern District of Israel. Safed is the largest city in the natural region.
Geography
As its name suggests, the natural region consists of the eastern portion of the Upper Galilee (the remainder of the Upper Galilee is located in the Yehi'am and Elon natural regions in the Acre Subdistrict). It is located east of Mount Meron, and borders Lebanon to the north. It has an area of 334 km2.https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/CBSNewBrand/Pages/community.aspx?semel=212&mode=EzorTivi The largest city in the natural region is Safed, one of the four holy cities of Judaism, which contains 65 percent of the natural region's population. The only other town in the natural area with more than 2,000 people is Jish. The natural region contains portions of the Upper Galilee, Merom HaGalil, and Mevo'ot HaHermon regional councils.
Demographics 88 percent of the residents of the Hazor Natural Region are Jewish. 8 percent of residents are Arab, concentrated in the villages of Jish and Ein al-Asad, and in 'Akbara, a neighborhood of Safed. Two percent of the natural region's population are Circassians, who are concentrated in the town of Rehaniya, and whom the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics incorrectly counts as Arabs.
Administrative local authorities Cities Local Councils Villages Safed Jish Merom HaGalil: Alma Amirim Amuka Avivim Bar Yohai Birya Dalton Ein al-Asad Kadita Kfar Hananya Kfar Hoshen Kfar Shamai Kerem Ben Zimra Meron Or HaGanuz Parod Rehaniya Shefer Mevo'ot HaHermon: Dishon Kahal Margaliot Ramot Naftali Upper Galilee: Malkia Manara Misgav Am Yiftah
Voting Patterns In the 2022 election, 72 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 20 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 5 percent voted for the Arab parties.
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