Beersheba Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine

Beersheba Subdistrict
قضاء بئر السبع
Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine

1920–1948
 

Capital Beersheba
History
  Established 1920
  Disestablished 1948
Area
  1945 12,577 km2 (4,856 sq mi)
Population
  1922 75,254[1] 
  1931 51,082[1] 
  1945 90,507 
Density 7.2 /km2  (18.6 /sq mi)
Today part of  Israel (Southern District)
 Gaza Strip

The Beersheba Subdistrict (Arabic: قضاء بئر السبع) was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located in modern-day southern Israel. The city of Beersheba was the capital. After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the subdistrict largely transformed into the Beersheba subdistrict of Israel.

Depopulated towns and villages

(current localities in parentheses)

References

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