Acre Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine
| Acre Subdistrict قضاء عكا | |||||
| Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine | |||||
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| Capital | Acre | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1920 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 1948 | |||
| Area | |||||
| • | 1945 | 799 km2 (308 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | 1904 | 31,593 | |||
| • | 1945 | 68,330 | |||
| Density | 85.5 /km2 (221.5 /sq mi) | ||||
| Today part of | Israel | ||||
The Acre Subdistrict (Arabic: قضاء عكا Qadaa Akka) was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located in modern-day northern Israel. The city of Acre was the district's capital.
Borders
- Safad Subdistrict (East)
- Tiberias Subdistrict (East)
- Nazareth Subdistrict (South)
- Haifa Subdistrict (South West)
- Lebanon (North)
History of attachment to a district
Districts and Sub-Districts of Palestine in 1945.
The layout of the districts of Mandatory Palestine changed several times:
- 1922 Northern District
- 1937 Galilee District
- 1939 Galilee and Acre District
- 1940 Galilee District
- 1948 dissolution
The territory is now covered by the Northern District of Israel.
Depopulated towns and villages
(current localities in parentheses)
Coordinates: 32°35′00″N 35°00′00″E / 32.5833°N 35.0000°E
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