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Acre Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine

Administrative division of British Palestine (1920–1948) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Acre Subdistrict (Arabic: قضاء عكا, Qadaa Akka; Hebrew: נפת עכו, Nefat Akko) was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located in what is now northern Israel, having nearly the same territory as the modern-day Acre County. The city of Acre was the district's capital.

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The subdistrict was transformed into Northern District's Acre Subdistrict.

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Borders

History of attachment to a district

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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

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Official population statistics for the sub-district, from Village Statistics, 1945.

(current localities in parentheses)

References

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