Haifa Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine

Subdistricts grouped by districts in 1945.

The Haifa Subdistrict (قضاء حيفا) 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.

Its predecessor was Haifa Subdistrict, Ottoman Empire.

Localities

Main article: List of Arab towns and villages depopulated during the 1948 Palestinian exodus

Former localities

Existing localities

Abu Shusha Abu Zurayq Arab al-Fuqara Arab al-Nufayat Arab Zahrat al-Dumayri Ayn Ghazal Ayn Hawd Balad ash-Sheikh Barrat Qisarya Beit Lehem Burayka al-Burj, Khirbat al-Butaymat Daliyat al-Rawha al-Damun, Khirbat al-Dumayri al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa al-Ghubayya al-Tahta Hawsha Ijzim Jaba' al-Jalama Jebata Kabara Kafr Lam al-Kafrayn al-Kasayir, Khirbat Khubbaiza Lid, Khirbat al-Manara al-Manara, Khirbat al-Mansi al-Mansura al-Mansura, Khirbat al-Mazar al-Naghnaghiyya Qannir Qira Qisarya Qumbaza, Khirbat al-Rihaniyya Sabbarin al-Sarafand al-Sarkas, Khirbat Sa'sa', Khirbat Sheikh Bureik, Lajjun al-Shuna, Khirbat al-Sindiyana al-Tantura al-Tira Umm al-Shawf Umm al-Zinat Wa'arat al-Sarris Wadi Ara Waldheim (Umm al 'Amad) Yajur

Alonei Abba Amriyye 'Ara Ar'ara Atlit Basmat Tab'un Bethlehem of Galilee Binyamina Buweishat Daliyat al-Carmel Fureidis Gvat Hadera Haifa Hajajra Hilf al-Humeira I'billin Ibtin Isifiya Jeida Jisr az-Zarqa Ka'abiyya Kababir Kafr Qara Karkur Khawalid Kiryat Atta Kiryat Bialik Kiryat Motzkin Meiser Pardes Hanna Ras Ali al-Maqura, Khirbat Sa'ayda Sarkis Shefa-'Amr Shimron Umm al-Qutuf Zikhron Ya'akov al-Zubeidat

See also

• Haifa District For Jewish localities established before 1947.