Acre Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine
The Acre Subdistrict (Arabic: قضاء عكا, Qadaa Akka; Hebrew: נפת עכו, Nefat Akko) was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located in modern-day northern Israel, having nearly the same territory, as the modern-day Acre County. The city of Acre was the district's capital.
| Acre Subdistrict قضاء عكا נפת עכו | |||||||||
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| Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine | |||||||||
| 1920–1948 | |||||||||
| Capital | Acre | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1945 | 799 km2 (308 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1904 | 31,593 | ||||||||
• 1945 | 68,330 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1920 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1948 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Israel | ||||||||
The subdistrict was transformed into Northern District's Acre Subdistrict.
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