Hazor Natural Region

32°58′19″N 35°34′7″E / 32.97194°N 35.56861°E / 32.97194; 35.56861

Hazor Natural Region
Natural Region
View of Hatzor HaGlilit, the largest city in the Hazor Natural Region
Interactive map of Hazor Natural Region
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Subdistrict	Safed
Largest City	Hatzor HaGlilit
Area
• Total	102 km2 (39 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	27,529
Ethnicity
• Jews and others	71.2%
• Arabs	26.6%

The Hazor Natural Region is a natural region in the Safed Subdistrict, in the Northern District of Israel. Hatzor HaGlilit is the largest town in the natural region.

Geography

The natural region is located north of the Sea of Galilee, south of the Hula Valley, east of Safed, and west of the Golan Heights. It contains most of the Korazim Plateau, along with its namesake archaeological site Tel Hazor. It has an area of 102 km². The largest town in the natural region is Hatzor HaGlilit, which contains 40 percent of the natural region's population. Two other notable towns in the natural area are Rosh Pinna, the first modern Jewish town in the area, and Tuba-Zangariyye, a Bedouin town. The natural region contains portions of the Upper Galilee and Mevo'ot HaHermon regional councils.

Demographics

71 percent of the residents of the Hazor Natural Region are Jewish. 27 percent of residents are Arab, concentrated in the town of Tuba-Zangariyye.

Administrative local authorities

Voting Patterns

In the 2022 election, 54 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 28 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 16 percent voted for the Arab parties.

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