Bi'ina

Bi'ina
  • בענה
  • بعنة
Bi'ina
Bi'ina
Coordinates: 32°55′46″N 35°16′22″E / 32.92944°N 35.27278°E / 32.92944; 35.27278
Grid position175/259 PAL
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Population
 (2022)
  Total
8,629

Bi'ina or al-Bi'na (also el-Baneh) (Arabic: البعنة) is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel. It is located east of Akko. In 2003, Bi'ina merged with Majd al-Krum and Deir al-Asad to form the city of Shaghur, but was reinstated as a local council in 2008 after Shaghur was dissolved. Bi'ina has a mostly Muslim population (92%) with a small Christian minority (8%); in 2022 its population was 8,629.