Acre Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine
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The Acre Subdistrict ( ar, قضاء عكا
Qadaa A kaza (, , , plural: , , ; ota, قضا, script=Arab, (; meaning 'borough') * bg, околия (; meaning 'district'); also Кааза * el, υποδιοίκησις () or (, which means 'borough' or 'municipality'); also () * lad, kaza , ...
Akka, he, נפת עכו Nefat Akko) 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 located in modern-day northern
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 ...
, having nearly the same territory as the modern-day Acre County. The city of
Acre The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imp ...
was the district's capital. The subdistrict was transformed into Northern District's
Acre Subdistrict The Acre Subdistrict, alternatively spelt as Akka Subdistrict or Akko Subdistrict is one of Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂ ...
.


Borders

* Safad Subdistrict (East) * Tiberias Subdistrict (East) * Nazareth Subdistrict (South) * Haifa Subdistrict (South West) *
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
(North)


History of attachment to a district

The layout of the
districts 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 ...
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 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 ...
.


Depopulated towns and villages

(current localities in parentheses) *
Amqa Amka (), also known in Arabic as Amqa ( ar, عمقا), is a moshav in the Matte Asher Regional Council of Israel's Northern District, near Acre. The location of the moshav roughly corresponds the former Palestinian village, depopulated during t ...
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Amka Amka (), also known in Arabic as Amqa ( ar, عمقا), is a moshav in the Matte Asher Regional Council of Israel's Northern District, near Acre. The location of the moshav roughly corresponds the former Palestinian village, depopulated during th ...
) * Arab al-Samniyya ( Ya'ara) *
al-Bassa al-Bassa' ( ar, البصة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Mandatory Palestine's Acre Subdistrict. It was situated close to the Lebanese border, north of the district capital, Acre, and above sea level. The village was stormed by Hag ...
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Betzet Betzet ( he, בֶּצֶת) is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. Located near Shlomi and Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of its population was . History Antiquity Betzet is known i ...
, Rosh HaNikra, Shlomi,
Tzahal The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...
) *
al-Birwa Al-Birwa ( ar, البروة, also spelled ''al-Birweh'') was a Palestinian Arab village, located east of Acre (Akka). In 1945, it had a population of 1,460, of whom the majority were Muslims and a significant minority, Christians. Its total ...
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Ahihud Ahihud ( he, אֲחִיהוּד) is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel, about 9 km east of Acre. It was founded in 1950, settled by Jewish refugees from Yemen. It belongs to the Moshavim Movement and falls within the jurisdic ...
,
Yas'ur Yas'ur ( he, יַסְעוּר, lit. ''petrel'') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located east of Acre in the Western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The kibbutz was ...
) *
al-Damun Al-Damun ( ar, الدامون, ''al-Dâmûn''), was a Palestinian Arab village located from the city of Acre that was depopulated during 1948 Arab-Israeli war. In 1945, the village had 1,310 inhabitants, most of whom were Muslim and the remainder ...
(
Yas'ur Yas'ur ( he, יַסְעוּר, lit. ''petrel'') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located east of Acre in the Western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The kibbutz was ...
) *
Dayr al-Qassi Dayr al-Qassi or Deir el-Qasi ( ar, دير القاسي), was a Palestinian Arab village located 26 km northeast of the city of Acre, which was depopulated during 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Geography The village was located 26 km northea ...
(
Abirim Abirim ( he, אַבִּירִים, ''lit.'' Knights), also known as Mitzpe Abirim, is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee, three kilometres from Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef ...
, Elkosh, Mattat,
Netu'a Netu'a ( he, נְטוּעָה, ''lit.'' Planted) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established ...
) * al-Ghabisiyya ( Netiv HaShayara *
Iqrit Iqrit ( ar, إقرت or إقرث, ''Iqrith'') was a Palestinian Christian village, located northeast of Acre. Originally allotted to form part of an Arab state under the proposed 1947 UN Partition Plan, it was seized and depopulated by the Is ...
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Even Menachem Even Menachem ( he, אֶבֶן מְנַחֵם) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Western Galilee, about six kilometers northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a popula ...
, Goren,
Shomera Shomera ( he, שׁוֹמֵרָה, ''lit.'' Guard) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established ...
) *
Khirbat Iribbin Khirbat Iribbin ( ar, خربة عربي) or Khurbet 'Arubbin (meaning "The ruin of Arubbin"), was a Palestinian Arab village in the Upper Galilee, located northeast of the city of Acre. In 1945, it had a built-up land area of over 2,000 dunums ...
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Adamit Adamit ( he, אֲדָמִית) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee in Israel near the border with Lebanon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Kibbutz A ...
, Goren) *
Khirbat Jiddin Khirbat Jiddin ( ar, خربة جدين, list=ruins of Jiddin), known in the Kingdom of Jerusalem as Judin, was an Ottoman fortress in the western Upper Galilee, originally built by the Teutonic Order after 1220 as a crusader castle, 16 km nor ...
(
Ga'aton Ga'aton ( he, גַּעְתּוֹן) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology The name Ga'aton is taken from the Ga'ato ...
, Qiryat,
Yehiam Yehi'am ( he, יְחִיעָם) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located at the western Upper Galilee, eight miles east of the coastal town of Nahariya and 14 miles south-east of the border with Lebanon it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Ash ...
) *
al-Kabri Al-Kabri ( ar, الكابري) was a Palestinian Arab town in the Galilee located northeast of Acre. It was captured by the Haganah 21 May 1948, a week after the State of Israel was declared. In 1945, it had a population of 1,520Khalidi, 1992, p ...
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Ein Ya'akov Ein Ya'akov ( he, עֵין יַעֲקֹב, lit. "Jacob's spring") is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village ...
,
Ga'aton Ga'aton ( he, גַּעְתּוֹן) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology The name Ga'aton is taken from the Ga'ato ...
, Kabri,
Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha ( he, מַעֲלוֹת-תַּרְשִׁיחָא; ar, معالوت ترشيحا, ''Maʻālūt Taršīḥā'') is a city in the North District in Israel, some east of Nahariya, about above sea level. The city was established in 1 ...
,
Me'ona Me'ona ( he, מְעוֹנָה, ''lit. refuge place'' ) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located between Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The vil ...
) *
Kafr 'Inan Kafr ʿInān ( ar, كفر عنان), is a former Palestinian village, depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. It was located around east of Acre. In ancient times, it was known as Kfar Hananiah, and was a large Jewish village and a signi ...
( Kfar Hananya) *
Kuwaykat Kuwaykat ( ar, كويكات), also spelled Kuweikat, Kweikat or Kuwaikat, was a Palestinian village located 9 km northeast of Acre. It was depopulated in 1948. History The old ''khan'' (caravansary) in Kuwaykat possibly dated to the Crusader p ...
(
Beit HaEmek Beit HaEmek ( he, בֵּית הָעֵמֶק, ''lit.'' House of the Valley) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of it had a population of . Histor ...
) * al-Manshiyya (
Bustan HaGalil Bustan HaGalil ( he, בֻּסְתַּן הַגָּלִיל or בוסתן הגליל lit. Orchard of the Galilee) is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. Located near Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Coun ...
,
Shomrat Shomrat ( he, שָׁמְרַת) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee on the coastal highway just north of Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The k ...
) * al-Mansura ( Abbirim, Biranit, Elkosh, Mattat,
Netu'a Netu'a ( he, נְטוּעָה, ''lit.'' Planted) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established ...
) *
Mi'ar Mi'ar ( ar, ميعار), was a Palestinian village located 17.5 kilometers east of Acre. Its population in 1945 was 770. The Crusaders referred to it as "Myary". By the 19th century, during Ottoman rule, it was a large Muslim village. The vill ...
( Atzmon, Ya'ad) * al-Nabi Rubin (
Even Menachem Even Menachem ( he, אֶבֶן מְנַחֵם) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Western Galilee, about six kilometers northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a popula ...
,
Shomera Shomera ( he, שׁוֹמֵרָה, ''lit.'' Guard) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established ...
, Shtula, Zar'it) *
al-Nahr al-Nahr ( ar, النهر), was a Palestinian village northeast of Acre. It was depopulated in May 1948 after a military assault carried out by the Carmeli Brigade as part of the Israel Defense Forces's Operation Ben-Ami. Immediately after the ...
( Ben Ami, ( Kabri) *
al-Ruways Al-Ruways ( ar, الرويس), was a Palestinian Arab village on a rocky hill located southeast of Acre and south of the village of al-Damun. Its population in 1945 was 330. Al-Ruways was depopulated following its capture by Israeli forces durin ...
* Sha'ab * Suhmata (
Hosen Hosen ( he, חֹסֶן, חוסן, ''lit.'' Strength) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was establishe ...
,
Tzuriel Tzuriel ( he, צוּרִיאֵל) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1949 on land which h ...
) *
al-Sumayriyya Al-Sumayriyya ( ar, السُميريه, ''Katasir'' in Canaanite times, ''Someleria'' during Crusader rule), was a Palestinian village located six kilometers north of Acre that was depopulated after it was captured by the Israel Defense Forces d ...
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Bustan HaGalil Bustan HaGalil ( he, בֻּסְתַּן הַגָּלִיל or בוסתן הגליל lit. Orchard of the Galilee) is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. Located near Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Coun ...
,
Lohamei HaGeta'ot Lohamei HaGeta'ot ( he, לוֹחֲמֵי הַגֵּיטָאוֹת, ''lit.'' The Ghetto Fighters) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a popula ...
,
Shomrat Shomrat ( he, שָׁמְרַת) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee on the coastal highway just north of Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The k ...
) * Suruh (
Even Menachem Even Menachem ( he, אֶבֶן מְנַחֵם) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Western Galilee, about six kilometers northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a popula ...
,
Shomera Shomera ( he, שׁוֹמֵרָה, ''lit.'' Guard) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established ...
, Shtula, Zar'it) * al-Tall *
Tarbikha Tarbikha ( ar, تربيخا), was a Palestinian Arab village. It was located northeast of Acre in the British Mandate District of Acre that was captured and depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The inha ...
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Even Menachem Even Menachem ( he, אֶבֶן מְנַחֵם) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Western Galilee, about six kilometers northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a popula ...
,
Shomera Shomera ( he, שׁוֹמֵרָה, ''lit.'' Guard) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established ...
, Shtula, Zar'it) *
Umm al-Faraj Umm al-Faraj ( ar, أم الفرج, known to the Crusaders as La Fierge), was a Palestinian village, depopulated in 1948. Location The village was situated on a flat spot in the Acre plain, northeast of Acre.Khalidi, 1992, p. 34 History Archaeo ...
( Ben Ami) *
Az-Zeeb Achziv ( he, אַכְזִיב} ''ʾAḵzīḇ''; ar, الزيب, ''Az-Zīb'') is an ancient site on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, between the border with Lebanon and the city of Acre. It is located north of Acre on the coast of ...
( Gesher HaZiv,
Sa'ar Sa'ar ( he, סַעַר, ''lit.'' Storm) is a kibbutz in the western Galilee in Israel. Located near Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The kibbutz was founded in Aug ...
) District of Acre Subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine States and territories established in the 19th century {{Israel-geo-stub