Safed Subdistrict

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Safed district
נפת צפת
قضاء صفد
Subdistrict
Safed subdistrict in Israel.svg
Northern District in blue, with Safed Subdistrict in dark blue
CountryFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
District Northern
Area
 • Total
670 km2 (260 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
 • Total
115,500
Ethnicity
 •  Jews and others 89.4%
 •  Arabs 10.6%

The Safed subdistrict is one of Israel's sub-districts in the Northern District. [2] As the name suggests, the main settlement is the town of Safed.

History

The subdistrict is mostly composed of what had been, during British-ruled Mandatory Palestine, the Safad Subdistrict.

Safed - it is one of the holy cities of Judaism. In the image is the Artists Quarter of Safed Safed1.jpg
Safed - it is one of the holy cities of Judaism. In the image is the Artists Quarter of Safed

References

  1. ↑ "Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Subdistricts of Israel". statoids. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

33°00′N35°30′E / 33.000°N 35.500°E / 33.000; 35.500


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