Beersheba Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine


The Beersheba Subdistrict was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located in modern-day southern Israel. The city of Beersheba was the capital. After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the subdistrict largely transformed into the Beersheba Subdistrict of Israel.
The vast majority of the population, approximately 90%, consisted of nomadic Palestinian Bedouins.

Towns and villages

Town / TribeMuslimsJewsChristiansOthersTotal
‘Auja
Beersheba5,360200105,570
Beit Eshel4040
Gevulot2020
Jammama
Ruhama7070
Tel Tsofīm2020
Tribal Units-
Ahyawāt Tribes
‘Azāzima Tribes
Hanājira Tribes
Jubārāt Tribes47,98047,980
Sa‘idiyin Tribes
Tarābin Tribes
Tayāha Tribes
TOTAL53,3401502001053,700

Depopulated towns and villages