Haifa subdistrict נפת חיפה قضاء حيفا | |
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Subdistrict | |
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| Country |  Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 294 km2 (114 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) [1] | |
| • Total | 568,500 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 88.7% |
| • Arabs | 11.3% |
The Haifa Subdistrict is one of Israel's sub-districts in Haifa District. [2] The Subdistrict is composed of mostly of the Northern half of the historical Mandatory Haifa Subdistrict.
Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of the seven administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa. The district land area is 864 km2 (299.3 mi2).
There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mekhozot and in Arabic as mintaqah. There are also 15 subdistricts of Israel, known in Hebrew nafot and in Arabic as qadaa. Each subdistrict is further divided into natural regions, which in turn are further divided into council-level divisions: whether they might be cities, municipalities, or regional councils.
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The Haifa Subdistrict was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. 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.
Arab Zahrat al-Dumayri was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 10, 1948. It was located 40 km south of Haifa.
Al-Dumun was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 30, 1948. It was located 10.5 km southeast of Haifa.
Khirbat al-Sawamir was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 22, 1948. It was located 22 kilometres south of Haifa.
Khirbat al-Shuna or Khirbat ash-Shuna was a Palestinian Arab hamlet in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was located 32.5 km south of Haifa. Khirbat al-Shuna contained a small archaeological site, Khirbat Tell Mubarak. The area is now known as Shuni and is part of a JNF park, immediately north of Binyamina-Giv'at Ada.
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