Northern District (Israel)  The Northern District (, "Minṭaqat ash-Shamāl"; , "Meḥoz HaTzafon") is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included. The district capital is Nof HaGalil and the largest city is Nazareth. The Golan Heights has been run as a sub-district of the North District of Israel since the 1981 Golan Heights Law was passed; the law is not internationally recognized, and the unenforced United Nations Security Council Resolution 497 declared the annexation invalid. Excluding the Golan Heights, which cover a land area of 1,154 km², the Northern District covers 3,324 km² (3,484 km² including water). According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2016:  The Northern District is the only district of Israel where the majority of inhabitants are Arabs. The Northern District is divided into the following subdistricts: