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Gaza Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine

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Gaza Subdistrict
قضاء غزة
נפת עזה
Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine
1920–1948
CapitalGaza
History 
• Established
1920
• Disestablished
1948
Preceded by
Jerusalem Sanjak
Today part ofIsrael Southern District
State of Palestine Gaza Strip

The Gaza Subdistrict (Arabic: قضاء غزة; Hebrew: נפת עזה) was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was situated in the southern Mediterranean coastline of the British Mandate of Palestine. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the district disintegrated, with Israel controlling the northern and eastern portions while Egypt held control of the southern and central parts – which became the Gaza Strip, under Egyptian military between 1948 and 1967, Israeli military rule between 1967 and 2005, part of the Palestinian National Authority (with some aspects of retained Israeli rule until the 2005 withdrawal) after the Oslo Accords until 2007, and is currently ruled by the Hamas 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.

Demography

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Twenty-two villages in the Gaza subdistrict had significant populations of Egyptian origin, while four were inhabited by people of Haurani descent.[1] Most villages in the region had a diverse population, with roots in other parts of Palestine, the Hejaz, and Transjordan. These communities were more established than the Haurani and Egyptian settlers, who arrived later.[1]

Borders

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Localities

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Official population statistics for the sub-district, from Village Statistics, 1945.
Main article: Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel

All of the localities captured by Israel were depopulated prior, during or after the 1948 War. al-Majdal was not destroyed.

Existing localities
Former localities

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Grossman, David (1987). "Rural Settlement in the Southern Coastal Plain and the Shefelah, 1835-1945 / היישוב הכפרי במישור-פלשת ובשפלה הנמוכה, 1835-1945". Cathedra: For the History of Eretz Israel and Its Yishuv / קתדרה: לתולדות ארץ ישראל ויישובה (45): 65–67. ISSN 0334-4657.
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