TheNorthern District (Hebrew:מחוז הצפון,romanized: Mekhoz HaTzafon;Arabic:منطقة الشمال,romanized: Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl) is one ofIsrael'ssix administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,473 km2, making it the second largest district in Israel.
TheGolan Heights has been run as a sub-district of the North District of Israel since the 1981Golan Heights Law was passed, although the claim is only recognized by the United States[4] whileUnited Nations Security Council condemned theannexation in itsResolution 497 without enforcing it. The Golan Heights covers a land area of 1,154 km2 and the remainder of the Northern District covers 3,324 km2 (3,484 km2 including water).
Geography
Climate
The Northern District has aMediterranean climate (Köppen:Csa), with hot, dry summers and cool, rainy occasionally snowy winters. It is home to the wettest locations in Israel, includingHarashim.
The Northern District is the onlydistrict of Israel where the majority of inhabitants areArabs.
Administrative local authorities
Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities Haifa and Northern districts[6]Safed, one of the 4 holy cities in Judaism. View of theartists' quarter of SafedNazareth, the largest city in the North District and hometown ofJesus.
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