What is Southern District (Israel)?
{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = South District | translit_lang1 = - | translit_lang1_type = Hebrew | translit_lang1_info = {{Hebrew|מחוז הדרום}} | translit_lang1_type1 = Arabic | translit_lang1_info1 = {{lang|ar|لواء الجنوب}} | type = {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Districts of Israel|District of Israel]] | image_map = Southern District in Israel.svg | mapsize = 150px | map_caption = | subdivision_type = Cities | subdivision_name = 12 | subdivision_type1 = Local Councils | subdivision_name1 = 11 | subdivision_type2 = Regional Councils | subdivision_name2 = 15 | seat_type = Capital | seat = [[Beersheba]] | seat1_type = | seat1 = | area_total_km2 = 14185 | population_total = 1,244,200 | population_as_of = 2016 | iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IL|IL-D]] }} The '''Southern District''' ({{lang-he|מחוז הדרום}}, ''Meḥoz HaDarom''; {{lang-ar|لواء الجنوب}}) is one of the six [[Districts of Israel|district]]s of [[Israel]]. It covers most of the [[Negev]] desert, as well as the [[Arabah|Arava]] valley. Its capital is [[Beersheba]] and its largest city is [[Ashdod]].{{Citation needed| date = October 2024}} It is the largest district of Israel by area.{{Citation needed| date = October 2024}} {{Israel topics}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Southern District (Israel)| ]]