Administrative Divisions in 1939
In 1937, the Acre, Beisan, Nazareth, Safad and Tiberius sub-districts were removed from the Northern District to form a new Galilee District headquartered at Nazareth. In 1938, the Beersheba and Gaza sub-districts were separated from the Southern District. Then in 1939, the Administrative Division (Amendment) Proclamation reshaped the country into six districts.
- Gaza District
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- Beersheba Sub-district
- Gaza Sub-district
- Lydda District
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- Jaffa Sub-district
- Ramleh Sub-district
- Jerusalem District
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- Bethlehem Sub-district
- Hebron Sub-district
- Jericho Sub-district
- Jerusalem Sub-district
- Ramallah Sub-district
- Samaria District
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- Jenin Sub-district
- Nablus Sub-district
- Tulkarm Sub-district
- Haifa District
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- Haifa Sub-district
- Galilee and Acre District
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- Acre Sub-district
- Baisan Sub-district
- Nazareth Sub-district
- Safad Sub-district
- Tiberias Sub-district
Read more about this topic: Districts Of The British Mandate Of Palestine
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