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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.
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 .
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 addition, smaller populations of Kurdish, Romani and Turkish Muslims also live in Israel. Rahat, had the largest number of Muslim residents (71,300) in Israel, while Umm Al-Fahm and Nazareth had around 56,000 and 55,600 residents, respectively. [18] The eleven towns of the Triangle area are home to approximately 250,000 Arab Muslims. [19]
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.
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.
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%).
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.