Sakhnin
Sakhnin
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City (from 1995) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Saḥnin, Saknin (Israeli pronunciation) |
View of Sakhnin | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′N 35°18′E / 32.867°N 35.300°E | |
| Grid position | 177/252 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 1500 BCE (as Sagone) 1995 (Israeli city) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mazen Ghnaim |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,816 dunams (9.816 km2 or 3.790 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 33,188 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Sukhnin, from personal name, |
Sakhnin (Arabic: سخنين; Hebrew: סַחְ'נִין or סִכְנִין Sikhnin) is a city in Israel's Northern District. It is located in the Lower Galilee, about 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Acre. Sakhnin was declared a city in 1995. In 2022 its population was 33,188, mostly Muslim with a sizable Christian minority.