Safad Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine

The Safad Subdistrict (Arabic: قضاء صفد, Hebrew: נפת צפת) was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine before it was captured by Israel in 1948. It was located around the city of Safad. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the subdistrict, which fell entirely within modern-day Israel, became the modern-day Safed Subdistrict in the Northern District (Israel).

Safad Subdistrict
قضاء صفد
נפת צפת
Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine
1920–1948

CapitalSafad
Area 
 1945
696 km2 (269 sq mi)
Population 
 1931
39,713
 1945
53,620
History
History 
 Established
1920
 Disestablished
1948
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Acre Sanjak
Israel
Today part ofIsrael

Borders

Depopulated towns and villages

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

(current localities in parentheses)

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