Safad District
| Safad District قضاء صفد | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Mandatory Palestine | |||||||||
| 1920–1948 | |||||||||
| Capital | Safad | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1945 | 696 km2 (269 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1904 | 22,715 | ||||||||
• 1916 | 32,137 | ||||||||
• 1922 | 22,790 | ||||||||
• 1931 | 39,713 | ||||||||
• 1945 | 53,620 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1920 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1948 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Israel | ||||||||
The Safad District (Hebrew: מחוז צפת; Arabic: قضاء صفد) was a district in the Mandatory Palestine. Its capital was the city of Safad.
Demographics
Based on various censuses conducted by the governing authorities of Palestine, adherents of the different religious communities in the district numbered approximately as follows:[1][2][3]
| Religion | 1904 | 1908 | 1916 | 1922 | 1931 | 1945 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | 16,179 | 18,892 | 22,747 | 18,306 | 33,975 | 44,510 |
| Judaism | 3,671 | 4,146 | 6,079 | 3,844 | 3,678 | 6,700 |
| Christianity | 2,765 | 3,075 | 3,311 | 1,253 | 1,575 | 1,630 |
References
- ^ "سكان قضاء صفد - بلادنا فلسطين، صفحة 33". Palestine Remembered. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "بلادنا فلسطين (صفد وطبرية وبيسان) لمصطفى مراد الدباغ - صفحة 34". Palestine Remembered. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "بلادنا فلسطين (صفد وطبرية وبيسان) لمصطفى مراد الدباغ - صفحة 35". Palestine Remembered. Retrieved 13 May 2013.