Haifa Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine

Haifa Subdistrict
قضاء حيفا
נפת חיפה
Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine
1920–1948

CapitalHaifa
Population 
• 1945
224,630
History 
• Established
1920
• Disestablished
1948
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Acre Sanjak
Nablus Sanjak
Israel
Today part of Israel (Haifa Subdistrict, Hadera Subdistrict, Jezreel Subdistrict)
Subdistricts grouped by districts in 1945.
Official population statistics for the sub-district, from Village Statistics, 1945.

The Haifa Subdistrict (Arabic: قضاء حيفا; Hebrew: נפת חיפה) was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine.[1] It covered the northern Mediterranean coast of regional Palestine, southwestern Galilee, and the Wadi Ara region. It was disintegrated after the British withdrawal from the area. Prior to and during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War around half of the Arab localities were depopulated or destroyed. The entire district was captured by Israel and most of its Arab defenders were composed of the Arab Liberation Army and local militias.

Its predecessor was Haifa Subdistrict, Ottoman Empire.[citation needed]

The subdistrict was transformed into Haifa District, divided into Haifa Subdistrict and Hadera Subdistrict under Israel.

  1. ^ "Haifa Towns Snapshot". Palestine Remembered. Retrieved 25 November 2015.