District of Nazareth
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The District of Nazareth was an administrative district, situated in the British Mandate of Palestine around the city of Nazareth
. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
, the district disintegrated.
Ma'lul
al-Mujaydil
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Nazareth
Nazareth is the largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel...
. After 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...
, the district disintegrated.
Depopulated settlements
IndurIndur
Indur was a Palestinian village, located southeast of Nazareth. Its name preserves that of ancient Endor, a Canaanite city state thought to have been located to the northeast. The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and its inhabitants became refugees, some of whom were...
Ma'lul
Ma'lul
Ma'alul was a Palestinian village, made up primarily of Palestinian Christians, that was depopulated and destroyed by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Located six kilometers west of the city of Nazareth, many of its inhabitants became internally displaced refugees, after taking refuge in...
al-Mujaydil
Al-Mujaydil
Al-Mujaydil was a former Palestinian village located 6 km southwest of Nazareth. Al-Mujaydil was one of a few towns that achieved local council status by the British Mandate of Palestine government. In 1945, the village had a population of 1,900 and total land area of 18,836 dunams - mostly...
Saffuriyya