British rule Negev

a map considered british cabinet in 1918 suggested negev included in either palestine or egypt.

the 1916 sykes-picot agreement between britain , france placed negev in area b, arab state or states under british patronage. negev taken ottoman army british forces during 1917 , became part of mandatory palestine.

in 1922, bedouin component of population estimated @ 72,898 out of total of 75,254 beersheba sub-district. 1931 census estimated population of beersheba sub-district 51,082. large decrease considered artifact of incorrect enumeration methods used in 1922. arabic history of tribes around beersheba, published in 1934 records 23 tribal groups.

rahat, largest bedouin city in negev