The District of Haifa was an administrative district

Districts of the British Mandate of Palestine

During the period of British rule over Palestine, 1918–1948, the territory of the British Mandate for Palestine was divided into administrative regions known as districts, divisions, or sub-districts. The number of parts and the boundaries between them were adjusted repeatedly...

 of the British Mandate of Palestine that covered the northern Mediterranean coast of regional Palestine

Palestine

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, southwestern Galilee

Galilee

Galilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee , Lower Galilee , and Western Galilee , extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, along Mount Lebanon to the...

, and the Wadi Ara

Wadi Ara

Wadi Ara or Nahal Iron , refers to an area within Israel that is mostly populated by Arabs. It is located northwest of the Green Line and is mostly within Israel's Haifa District. Today, Highway 65 runs through the wadi.-Geography:...

 region. It was disintegrated after the British withdrawal from the area. Prior to and during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War

1948 Arab-Israeli War

The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known to Israelis as the War of Independence or War of Liberation The war commenced after the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the creation of an independent Israel at midnight on 14 May 1948 when, following a period of civil war, Arab armies invaded...

 around half of the Arab localities were depopulated or destroyed. The entire district was captured by Israel

Israel

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 and most of its Arab defenders were composed of the Arab Liberation Army

Arab Liberation Army

The Arab Liberation Army , also translated as Arab Salvation Army, was an army of volunteers from Arab countries led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji...

 and local militias.

Former localities

Existing localities

Abu Shusha Abu Zurayq Abu Zurayq Abu Zurayq was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa, situated near Wadi Abu Zurayq. It was depopulated on April 12-13 during and after the Battle for Mishmar ha-'Emeq of the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine.... Arab al-Fuqara Arab al-Fuqara Arab al-Fuqara was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 10, 1948... Arab al-Nufayat Arab Zahrat al-Dumayri Arab Zahrat al-Dumayri Arab Zahrat al-Dumayri was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 10, 1948. It was located 40 km south of Haifa.-History:... Ayn Ghazal Ayn Ghazal Ayn Ghazal was a Palestinian Arab village located south of Haifa. Depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War as a result of an Israeli military assault during Operation Shoter, the village was then completely destroyed. Incorporated into the State of Israel, it is now mostly a forested area... Ayn Hawd Balad ash-Sheikh Balad ash-Sheikh Balad al-Sheikh or Balad ash-Shaykh is a former Palestinian village located just north of Mount Carmel, southeast of Haifa. Currently the town's land is located within the jurisdiction of the Israeli city, Nesher.-History:... Barrat Qisarya Barrat Qisarya Barrat Qisarya was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 15, 1948. Today traces of walls, glass, marble fragments, and pottery fragments in the sand dunes are visible. It was located 32 km southwest of Haifa.-Bibliography:... Beit Lehem Burayka Burayka Burayka was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 5, 1948... al-Burj, Khirbat Al-Burj, Khirbat Al-Burj was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War on February 15, 1948. It was located 34.5 km south of Haifa... al-Butaymat Al-Butaymat Al-Butaymat was a Palestinian Arab village located southeast of Haifa. In 1945, the village had a population of 110. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 1, 1948 under the Battle for Mishmar Ha'emek.... Daliyat al-Rawha al-Damun, Khirbat al-Dumayri al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 8, 1948 during the Battle of Mishmar ha-'Emeq.It was located 28 km southeast of Haifa.... al-Ghubayya al-Tahta Al-Ghubayya al-Tahta Al-Ghubayya al-Tahta was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 8, 1948 under the Battle for Mishmar Ha'emek. It was located 28 km southeast of Haifa.... Hawsha Hawsha Hawsha was a Palestinian village located east of Haifa, about above sea level. It contained a maqam for Nabi Hushan, and a number of ancient ruins, including rock-cut tombs, and a mosaic floor.... Ijzim Ijzim Ijzim was a Palestinian village located in the Haifa district of British Mandate Palestine, 19.5 kilometers south of the city, that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war... Jaba' Jaba' Jaba' was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 24, 1948 as part of Operation Shoter. It was located 18.5 km south of Haifa.... al-Jalama Kabara Kabara, Haifa Kabara was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 30, 1948. It was located 30 km southeast of Haifa.... Kafr Lam Kafr Lam Kafr Lam was a Palestinian Arab village located south of Haifa on the Mediterranean coast. The name of the village was shared with that of an Islamic fort constructed there early on in the period of Arab Caliphate rule in Palestine... al-Kafrayn Al-Kafrayn Al-Kafrayn was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 12, 1948 as part of the Battle for Mishmar ha-'Emeq. It was located 29.5 km southeast of Haifa. The Crusaders referred to al-Kafrayn as... al-Kasayir, Khirbat Al-Kasayir, Khirbat Al-Kasayir was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 16, 1948 under the Battle for Mishmar Ha'emek. It was located 13 km east of Haifa.... Khubbaiza Lid, Khirbat Lid, Khirbat Lid was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 9, 1948. It was located 32 km southeast of Haifa.... al-Manara Al-Manara Al-Manara was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Tiberias. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on March 1, 1948 by Jewish troops. It was located 5 km south of Tiberias. The Crusaders referred to al-Manara as Menan.In 1945 it had total population of... al-Manara, Khirbat Al-Manara, Khirbat Al-Manara, Khirbat was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 21, 1948. It was located 19 km south of Haifa.In 1931 it had 442 houses.... al-Mansi Al-Mansi Al-Mansi and also called was a Palestinian town in the District of Haifa. It was occupied on April 12, 1948 by Israeli troops during the Battle of Mishmar HaEmek.-Geography:... al-Mansura al-Mansura, Khirbat Al-Mansura, Khirbat Al-Mansura, Khirbat was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 28, 1948. It was located 18.5 km southeast of Haifa. Khirbat al-Mansura contained the ruins of building foundations and rock-cut... al-Mazar Al-Mazar Al-Mazar was a Palestinian Arab village located northeast of al-Sarafand. As of 1945, it had a population of 210.-History:The village name, which is Arabic for "shrine", "a place one visits", was probably meant to commemorate the many people who were killed and buried there in the wars against the... al-Naghnaghiyya Qannir Qannir Qannir was a Palestinian village, located 35 kilometers south of Haifa. With 750 inhabitants in 1945, it was depopulated in the lead up to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.-History:... Qira Qisarya Qisarya The village of Qisarya was located south of Haifa.-History:After the Muslim conquest, during the Mamluk area, the ruins of Caesarea Maritima by the Crusader fortress near Caesarea on the Mediterranean coast was uninhabited. First in 1664 a settlement is mentioned. It consisted of 100... Qumbaza, Khirbat al-Rihaniyya Al-Rihaniyya Al-Rihaniyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 30, 1948 as part of the Battle for Mishmar ha-'Emeq. It was located 25 km southeast of Haifa and 3 km northwest of Wadi al-Mileh.In 1945... Sabbarin Sabbarin Sabbarin is a former Palestinian Arab village located 28 kilometers south of Haifa. According to the 1931 census of Palestine, the village had a population of 1,108 inhabitants and the village's lands spanned 25,307 dunams.-History:... al-Sarafand Al-Sarafand Al-Sarafand was an Arab village near the Mediterranean shore south of Haifa. In Ottoman tax records, it is shown that the village had a population of 61 inhabitants in 1596... al-Sarkas, Khirbat Sa'sa', Khirbat al-Shuna, Khirbat al-Sindiyana Al-Sindiyana Al-Sindiyana was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948. It was located 29 km south of Haifa.V. Guérin visited the village in the 19th century... al-Tantura Al-Tantura Tantura was a Palestinian Arab fishing village located 8 kilometers northwest of Zikhron Ya'akov on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. It was built on the ruins of the ancient Phoenician city of Dor.-Antiquity:... al-Tira Al-Tira (Haifa) al-Tira was a Palestinian town located 7 kilometres south of Haifa.It was made up of five khirbets, including Khirbat al-Dayr where lie the ruins of St. Brocardus monastery and a cave complex with vaulted tunnels.-History:... Umm al-Shawf Umm al-Shawf Umm al-Shawf or Umm ash Shauf was a Palestinian Arab village located 29.5 km south of Haifa, on the sloping section of Wadi al-Marah. It was depopulated as a result of a military assault between May 12-14, just prior to the outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.-Bibliography:*Conder, Claude... Umm al-Zinat Umm al-Zinat Umm az Zinat or Umm al-Zinat was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 15, 1948 by Golani Brigade's Fourth Battalion... Wa'arat al-Sarris Wa'arat al-Sarris Wa'arat al-Sarris was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 16, 1948 under Operation Bi'ur Chametz. The village was located 11 km east of Haifa.... Wadi Ara Wadi Ara (village) Wadi Ara is a former Palestinian Arab village located 38.5 km south of the city of Haifa. It is named after the nearby stream that is known in Arabic as Wadi 'Ara. The village was particularly small with a population of 230 and a land area of approximately 9,800 dunums.-History:The... Waldheim Yajur Yajur, Haifa Yajur was a Palestinian Arab village located 9.5 km southeast of Haifa.Yajur was mentioned as part of the domain of the Crusaders during the hudna between the Crusaders based in Acre and the Mamluk sultan al-Mansur declared in 1283....

Amriyye 'Ara 'Ara Ara is an Israeli Arab village in the Haifa District located in the Wadi Ara, which since 1985 has been part of the Ar'ara local council. It is north of highway 65, between Ar'ara and Kfar Qara. Its population of 4,600 is almost entirely Muslim.... Ar'ara Ar'ara Ar'ara , is an Israeli Arab town in the Wadi Ara region in the Galilee. It is located south of Umm al-Fahm just northwest of the Green Line and is part of the Triangle... Atlit Basmat Tab'un Basmat Tab'un Basmat Tab'un is a Bedouin local council in the North District of Israel. It was declared as a local council in 1965. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics it had a population of 6,300 in 2006, with a growth rate of 3.3%. The majority of the citizens of Basmat Tab'un are Bedouin... Binyamina Buweishat Daliyat al-Carmel Fureidis Fureidis Fureidis is an Israeli Arab town in the Haifa District of Israel. It received local council status in 1952.-History:Fureidis was established in the 19th century. The name is believed to come from the Arabic , meaning little Garden of Eden, borrowed from the Persian paradise... Hadera Hadera Hadera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along of the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain... Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... Hajajra Hilf al-Humeira I'billin I'billin I'billin is an Arab local council in the Northern District of Israel. In December 2006, the population was 11,000.- History :The village existed in ancient times. It is mentioned in the Talmud and the Mishna under the name "Avlayim"... Ibtin Ibtin Ibtin is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee around half a kilometre from Kfar Hasidim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 2,300.... Isifiya Jeida Jisr az-Zarqa Jisr az-Zarqa Jisr az-Zarqa is an Israeli Arab local council on Israel's northern Mediterranean coastal plain. Located just north of Caesarea within the Haifa District, it achieved local council status in 1963. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics the town had a population of 11,100 residents at the... Ka'abiyya Kababir Kababir Kababir is a mixed neighbourhood of Jews and Ahmadi Muslim Arabs in Haifa.The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was founded in the 19th century, originating in India and settled in Kababir from Ni'lin near Jerusalem.- Mahmood mosque :... Kafr Qara Karkur Khawalid Kiryat Atta Kiryat Bialik Kiryat Motzkin Meiser Meiser Meiser , is an Israeli Arab village located 0.5km west of the Green Line north of the city of Baqa-Jatt in the Wadi Ara region. It is one of three Arab villages in the Menashe Regional Council and is part of the triangle... Pardes Hanna Ras Ali al-Maqura, Khirbat Sa'ayda Sarkis Sarkis Sarkis Zabunyan, known as Sarkis, is a Turkish-born Armenian conceptual artist living in France.... Shefa-'Amr Shefa-'Amr Shefa-'Amr, also Shfar'am is a predominantly Arab city in the North District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a population of 35,300.-Etymology:... Umm al-Qutuf Zikhron Ya'aqov Zikhron Ya'aqov Zikhron Ya'akov is a town in Israel, south of Haifa, and part of the Haifa District. It is located at the southern end of the Carmel mountain range overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal highway... al-Zubeidat

External links and sources

• Haifa District Town Listings in a Snapshot List of former and existent Arab towns of the Haifa District. Palestine Remembered.
• Haifa District
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