Tulkarm Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine

The Tulkarm Subdistrict was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located around the city of Tulkarm. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the subdistrict disintegrated, the western part became part of the Central District of Israel and the eastern part, became a part of the Jordanian annexation of the West Bank from 1948 to 1967).[citation needed] Most of the eastern part is today the Tulkarm Governorate, part of the State of Palestine.

Subdistricts grouped by districts in 1945. Samaria District with Tulkarm Subdistrict in purple.

Depopulated towns and villages

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

(current localities in parentheses)

References

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  1. ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited (Revised ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. xxii. ISBN 9780521009676.