Safed subdistrict

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The Safed subdistrict is an administrative region in northern Israel centered around the historic city of Safed, known for its mountainous terrain and significant role in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Safed area 1
Safed subdistrict canonical 1
Safed subdistrict of Israel 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative district
subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine
adminCenter Safed
borders Acre subdistrict
linked to: Acre Subdistrict

Beisan subdistrict
Lebanon
Metula subdistrict
Syria
Tiberias subdistrict
contains Arab villages
Hatzor
linked to: Hatzor HaGlilit

Jewish agricultural settlements
Rosh Pinna
Safed
country Mandatory Palestine
governingAuthority British Mandate authorities
hasTerrain mountainous terrain
historicalRole site of major military operations in 1948 Arab–Israeli War
languageOfAdministration Arabic
English
Hebrew
locatedIn Galilee
Northern District of Mandatory Palestine
northern Palestine
namedAfter Safed
partOf Galilee district of Mandatory Palestine
linked to: Lower Galilee

Palestine under British administration
linked to: Mandatory Palestine
post1948Status territory incorporated into the State of Israel
significantEvent 1948 Arab–Israeli War
successorAdministrativeUnit Northern District of Israel
Safed subdistrict of Israel
linked to: Safed subdistrict
timePeriod British Mandate period

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Yiftach location Safed subdistrict
Safed subdistrict successorAdministrativeUnit Safed subdistrict of Israel
linked to: Safed subdistrict
Mivtza Yiftach location Safed area
linked to: Safed subdistrict