Nazareth-Tir'an Mountains Natural Region
32°42′07″N 35°18′12″E / 32.70194°N 35.30333°E
Nazareth-Tir'an Mountains Natural Region | |
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Natural Region | |
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| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Subdistrict | Jezreel |
| Largest City | Nazareth |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 356,856 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 20.7% |
| • Arabs | 78.9% |
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 contains Mount Tabor, the mountain where many Christians believe the Transfiguration of Jesus occurred.[2] 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 95,600 | — |
| 1983 | 143,500 | +50.1% |
| 1995 | 220,000 | +53.3% |
| 2008 | 297,030 | +35.0% |
| 2022 | 344,365 | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 356,856 | +3.6% |
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.[5]
References
- ↑ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
- ↑ Meistermann, Barnabas (1912), "Transfiguration", The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. XV, New York: Robert Appleton Company, retrieved 2007-08-15
- ↑ "Regional Statistics". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Additional files - census 2008". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.