Acre Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine
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.
The subdistrict was transformed into Northern District's Acre Subdistrict.
Borders
- Safad Subdistrict (East)
- Tiberias Subdistrict (East)
- Nazareth Subdistrict (South)
- Haifa Subdistrict (South West)
- Lebanon (North)
History of attachment to a district
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)
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