Coordinates: 33°00′N 35°30′E / 33.000°N 35.500°E / 33.000; 35.500

Safed Subdistrict

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Safed district
נפת צפת
قضاء صفد
Subdistrict
Northern District in blue, with Safed Subdistrict in dark blue
Northern District in blue, with Safed Subdistrict in dark blue
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CountryFile:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
DistrictNorthern
Area
 • Total
670 km2 (260 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
115,500
Ethnicity
 • Jews and others89.4%
 • Arabs10.6%

The Safed subdistrict is one of Israel's sub-districts in the Northern District.[2] As the name suggests, the main settlement is the town of Safed.

History

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The subdistrict is mostly composed of what had been, during British-ruled Mandatory Palestine, the Safad Subdistrict.

File:Safed1.jpg
Safed - it is one of the holy cities of Judaism. In the image is the Artists Quarter of Safed

References

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