| Beersheba Subdistrict قضاء بئر السبع נפת באר שבע | |||||||||||
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| Subdistrict ofMandatory Palestine | |||||||||||
| 1920–1948 | |||||||||||
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| Capital | Beersheba | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• 1945 | 12,577 km2 (4,856 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1922 | 75,254[1] | ||||||||||
• 1931 | 51,082[1] | ||||||||||
• 1945 | 90,507 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1920 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1948 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of |  Israel (Southern District) Gaza Strip | ||||||||||
TheBeersheba Subdistrict (Arabic:قضاء بئر السبع;Hebrew:נפת באר שבע) was one of thesubdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located in modern-day southernIsrael. The city ofBeersheba was the capital. After the1948 Arab–Israeli War, the subdistrict largely transformed into theBeersheba Subdistrict of Israel.
The vast majority of the population, approximately 90%, consisted of nomadicPalestinian Bedouins.
(current localities in parentheses)
30°50′N34°50′E / 30.833°N 34.833°E /30.833; 34.833
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