Beersheba Subdistrict قضاء بئر السبع |
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Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine | |||||
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Capital | Beersheba | ||||
History | |||||
• | Established | 1920 | |||
• | Disestablished | 1948 | |||
Area | |||||
• | 1945 | 12,577 km2(4,856 sq mi) | |||
Population | |||||
• | 1922 | 75,254 | |||
• | 1931 | 51,082 | |||
• | 1945 | 90,507 | |||
Density | 7.2 /km2 (18.6 /sq mi) | ||||
Today part of |
Israel (Southern District) Gaza Strip |
The Beersheba Subdistrict (Arabic: قضاء بئر السبع) was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located in modern-day southern Israel. The city of Beersheba was the capital. After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the subdistrict largely transformed into the Beersheba subdistrict of Israel.
(current localities in parentheses)