The Ramla subdistrict is one of Israel's subdistricts in the Central District.[2] There are three principal cities in the subdistrict: Ramla, Lod, and Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut.

Ramla subdistrict
נפת רמלה
قضاء الرملة
Subdistrict
Central District in blue, with Ramla Subdistrict in dark blue
Central District in blue, with Ramla Subdistrict in dark blue
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
Area
 • Total
339 km2 (131 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
335,600
Ethnicity
 • Jews and others88.4%
 • Arabs11.6%

History

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The subdistrict is composed mostly of the eastern half of what had been during Mandatory Palestine the Ramle Subdistrict before it was ethnically cleansed by Zionist forces during the Nakba.

References

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  1. ^ "Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Subdistricts of Israel". statoids. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

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