Jerusalem Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine

The Jerusalem Subdistrict was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located in and around the city of Jerusalem. After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, on the Israeli side of the Green Line, the district was integrated into the Jerusalem District. On the other side, the West Bank was annexed into Jordan, the subdistrict was merged with Ramallah Subdistrict to form Jerusalem Governorate, one of three Jordanian governorates in the West Bank. [1]

Subdistricts grouped by districts in 1945. Jerusalem Subdistrict as part of Jerusalem District in red.

Depopulated towns and villages

Official population statistics for the sub-district, from Village Statistics, 1945.

References

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