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This is a list of the largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states, based on the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report (2010 population estimates from the report's 2007 revision). [1]
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. [16] Nazareth is the largest city, with a population of approximately 66,000. [16] One of the Arab groups living in the Northern District are the Galilee Bedouin.
Two more cities are planned: Kasif, a planned city to be built in the Negev, and Harish, originally a small town currently being built into a large city. The area and population of Jerusalem includes that of East Jerusalem which has been de facto annexed by Israel and incorporated within Jerusalem's municipal borders under the Jerusalem Law.
Nazareth is the largest Arab city in Israel. [116] In 2009, the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics reported that Nazareth's Arab population was 69% Muslim and 31% Christian. [ 117 ] The greater Nazareth metropolitan area had a population of 210,000, including 125,000 Arabs (59%) and 85,000 Jews (41%).
Rahat (Arabic: رهط, Hebrew: רַהַט) is an Arab Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel. In 2022, it had a population of 79,064. [2] As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in Israel, and the only one to have city status. Rahat is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure.
The population of the Southern District is 1,086,240 and its area is 14,185 km 2. Its population is 79.66% Jewish and 12.72% Arab (mostly Muslim), with 7.62% of other origins. [4] Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities in the Southern District in 2008. [5] The district capital is Beersheba, while the largest city is ...
Ramla (pictured in 1895) was founded by Sulayman at the start of the 8th century and became the capital of his district. The Umayyad prince and governor of Palestine, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, founded Ramla as the seat of his administration, [6] [7] [8] replacing Lydda, the Muslims' original provincial capital.
Safed (also known as Tzfat; Hebrew: צְפַת, Ṣəfaṯ; Arabic: صفد, Ṣafad) [3] [4] is a city in the Northern District of Israel.Located at an elevation of up to 937 m (3,074 ft), Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and in Israel.