The Gaza Subdistrict ( ar, قضاء غزة, he, נפת עזה) was one of the

subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine The Districts and Sub-districts of Mandatory Palestine formed the first and second levels of administrative division and existed through the whole era of Mandatory Palestine, namely from 1920 to 1948. The number and territorial extent of the dist ...

. It was situated in the southern

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coastline of the

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. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the district disintegrated, with

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

controlling the northern and eastern portions while

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held control of the southern and central parts – which became the

Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza.. ...

, under Egyptian military between 1948 and 1967, Israeli military rule between 1967 and 2005, part of the

Palestinian National Authority The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ar, السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية '), commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine,

(with some aspects of retained Israeli rule until the 2005 withdrawal) after the Oslo Accords until 2007, and is currently ruled by the

Hamas Hamas (, ; , ; an acronym of , "Islamic Resistance Movement") is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist, militant, and nationalist organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam ...

as a de facto separate entity from the Palestinian National Authority. The parts which Israel held since 1948 were merged into Israeli administrative districts, their connection with Gaza severed.

Borders

* Beersheba Subdistrict (Southeast) * Ramle Subdistrict (Northeast) * Hebron Subdistrict (East) *

(Southwest)

Localities

1945 Palestine Mandate Village Statistics population page for Sub-District of Gaza

All of the localities captured by Israel were depopulated prior, during or after the 1948 War. al-Majdal was not destroyed. ;Existing localities * Abasan al-Kabera * Abasan al-Saghira *

Bani Suheila Bani Suheila ( ar, بني سهيلا) is a Palestinian town in the southern Gaza Strip part of the Khan Yunis Governorate. History The history of these towns goes back to Canaanite, Philistine, and Roman times. Before 1948, these towns boasted n ...

al-Bayuk Al-Bayuk ( ar, البَيُوك, also spelled al-Buyuk) is a Palestinian village in the Rafah Governorate located south of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip ...

Beit Hanun Beit Hanoun or Beit Hanun ( ar, بيت حانون) is a city on the northeast edge of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 32,187 in mid-2006. It is administered by the Hamas admi ...

Beit Lahia Beit Lahia or Beit Lahiya ( ar, بيت لاهيا) is a city in the Gaza Strip north of Jabalia, near Beit Hanoun and the 1949 Armistice Line with Israel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of ...

Deir al-Balah Deir al-Balah or Deir al Balah ( ar, دير البلح, , Monastery of the Date Palm) is a Palestinian city in the central Gaza Strip and the administrative capital of the Deir el-Balah Governorate. It is located over south of Gaza City. The c ...

* al-Fukhari * Gaza City *

Jabalia Jabalia also Jabalya ( ar, جباليا) is a Palestinian city located north of Gaza City. It is under the jurisdiction of the North Gaza Governorate, in the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Jabalia had a pop ...

Juhor ad-Dik Juhor ad-Dik ( ar, جحر الديك) is a Palestinian village in the Gaza Governorate, south of Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the village had a population of 3,200 inhabitan ...

Khan Yunis Khan Yunis ( ar, خان يونس, also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus; translation: ''Caravansary fJonah'') is a city in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Khan Yunis had a population of 142,6 ...

* Khuza'a * al-Mawasi * Nuseirat * Qa' al-Qurein * al-Qarara *

Qizan an-Najjar Qizan an-Najjar ( ar, قيزان النَجّار, also spelled Qizan al-Najar) is a Palestinian village in the southern Gaza Strip, part of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It is located along the Salah al-Din Road between Khan Yunis and Rafah. In the ...

Rafah Rafah ( ar, رفح, Rafaḥ) is a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip. It is the district capital of the Rafah Governorate, located south of Gaza City. Rafah's population of 152,950 (2014) is overwhelmingly made up of former Palestini ...

* Shokat as-Sufi * Umm Kameil ;Former localities * Arab Suqrir * Barbara * Barqa * al-Batani al-Gharbi * al-Batani al-Sharqi * Bayt Daras *

Bayt 'Affa Bayt 'Affa was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated and destroyed during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. It was located northeast of Gaza and Wadi al-Rana ran east of the village. History The villa ...

Bayt Jirja Bayt Jirja ( ar, بيت جرجه) was a Palestinian Arab village 15.5 km Northeast of Gaza. In 1931 the village consisted of 115 houses. It was overrun by Israeli forces during operation Yo'av in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Bayt Jirja was f ...

Bayt Tima Bayt Tima ( ar, بيت طيما) was a Palestinian people, Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine, Gaza Subdistrict, located northeast of Gaza City, Gaza and some from the coastline. It was situated in flat terrain ...

Bil'in Bil'in ( ar, بلعين) is a Palestinian village located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, west of the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Bil'in has a population of 1, ...

Burayr Burayr ( ar, برير) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, northeast of Gaza City. Its population in 1945 was 2,740 and it was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It had an average elevation of . Archaeology In 2013, ...

* Dayr Sunayd *

Dimra Dimra ( ar, دمره) was a small Arab village located northeast of Gaza City in British Palestine.Sharon, 2004, pp 138141 Ancient remains at the site attest to a long-time human settlement there; during the Mamluk era, the town was the home of ...

* al-Faluja *

Hamama Hamama ( ar, حمامة; also known in Byzantine times as ''Peleia'') was a Palestinian town of over 5,000 inhabitants that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 24 kilometers north of Gaza; its ruins are today in the ...

* Hatta *

Hiribya Hirbiya ( ar, هربيا) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located northeast of Gaza along the southern coastal plain of Palestine. Situated where the Battle of La Forbie took place in 1244, it was depopulated during th ...

* Huj * Hulayqat * Ibdis * Iraq al-Manshiyya *

Iraq Suwaydan Iraq Suwaydan ( ar, عراق سويدان, he, עיראק סווידאן) was a Palestinian Arab village located northeast of Gaza City. It was captured by Israeli forces in Operation Yoav against the defending Egyptian Army during the 1948 ...

Isdud Isdud ( ar, اسدود) is a former Palestinian village and the site of the ancient and classical-era Levantine metropolis of Ashdod. The Arab village, which had a population of 4,910 in 1945, was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. T ...

al-Jaladiyya Al-Jaladiyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 8, 1948, by the Giv'ati Brigade. It was located 34 kilometres northeast of Gaza. The Crusades built a castle in t ...

al-Jiyya al-Jiyya ( ar, الجية, also transliterated Algie) was a Palestinian village that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Located 19 kilometers northeast of Gaza City, according to a 1945 census, the village had a population of 1,230. ...

Julis Julis ( ar, جولس ''Jūlis'', he, ג'וּלִס ''G'ulis'') is a Druze village and local council in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of . Etymology According to local legend, the name is derived from "Julius," the na ...

* al-Jura * Jusayr *

Karatiyya Karatiyya ( ar, كرتيا) was a Palestinian Arab village of 1,370, located northeast of Gaza, situated in a flat area with an elevation of along the coastal plain of Palestine and crossed by Wadi al-Mufrid. History Byzantine ceramics have b ...

* Kawfakha *

Kawkaba Kawkaba (), known to the Crusaders as Coquebel, was a Palestinian Arab village that was occupied by Israel during Operation Yoav during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and depopulated. Location The village was situated on an uneven stretch of red-br ...

al-Khisas Al-Khisas ( ar, الخصاص), also known as Khisas or Khissas, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict in Mandatory Palestine. It was located northeast of Safed on a natural terrace about wide that formed when Lake al-Hula ...

* al-Masmiyya al-Kabira * al-Masmiyya al-Saghira *

al-Muharraqa Al-Muharraqa ( ar, المحرّقة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located east of Gaza city. The village laid on rolling terrain on the southern coastal plain of Palestine, on a bend in the ''wadi''. It had an eleva ...

* Najd *

Ni'ilya Ni'ilya was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on November 4, 1948, under Operation Yo'av. It was located 19 km northeast of Gaza in the city territory of modern Ashkelon. T ...

* Qastina * al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya * al-Sawafir al-Shamaliyya *

al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya Al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 18, 1948, as part of the second stage of Operation Barak. The village was located 32 km northeast of Gaza. Histor ...

* Simsim *

Summil Summil ( ar, صميل) is a village in the Gaza Sub-district of Mandatory Palestine, located northeast of Gaza. It is situated on a sandy hill on the coastal plain and in 1945 it had 950 inhabitants. became established during the 1948 Arab-Is ...

Tall al-Turmus Tall al-Turmus ( ar, تل الترمس) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located on a low hill on the coastal plain of Palestine, northeast of Gaza. In 1945, it had a population of 760 and a land area of 11,508 dunams. ...

* Yasur

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Borders

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See also

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