District of Gaza

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The District of Gaza was an administrative district, situated in the southern Mediterranean coastline of the British Mandate of Palestine. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the district disintegrated, with Israel controlling the northern and eastern portions while Egypt held control of the southern and central parts - which became the Gaza Strip under the Palestinian National Authority after the Oslo Accords in 1993-1994.

All of the localities captured by Israel were depopulated prior, during or after the 1948 War. Majdal and Isdud were not destroyed, however their Arab populations were exiled to the Gaza Strip or refugee camps in Egypt.

Former localities	Existing localities
Arab Suqrir Barbara Barqa al-Batani al-Gharbi al-Batani al-Sharqi Beit Daras Bayt 'Affa Bayt Jirja Bayt Tima Bil'in Burayr Dayr Sunayd Dimra al-Faluja Hamama Hatta Hiribya Huj Hulayqat Ibdis Iraq al-Manshiyya Iraq Suwaydan Isdud al-Jaladiyya al-Jiyya Julis al-Jura Jusayr Karatiyya Kawfakha Kawkaba al-Khisas al-Masmiyya al-Kabira al-Masmiyya al-Saghira al-Muharraqa Najd Ni'ilya Qastina al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya al-Sawafir al-Shamaliyya al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya Simsim Summil Tall al-Turmus Yasur	Abasan al-Kabera Abasan al-Saghira Bani Suheila al-Bayuk Beit Hanun Beit Lahia Deir al-Balah al-Fukhari Gaza City Jabalia Juhor ad-Dik Khan Yunis Khuza'a al-Mawasi Nuseirat Qa' al-Qurein al-Qarara Qizan an-Najjar Rafah Shokat as-Sufi Umm Kameil