Bi'ina

Also known as Al-Bi'ina, al-Bi'na

'''Bi'ina' (alternatively transliterated as al-Bi'neh, al-Ba'ina, al-Ba'ana and el-Baneh'') () is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel. It is located east of Acre. 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 its population was . In 2022, 92.6% of the population was Muslim and 7.4% was Christian.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bi'ina
Settlement.image_skyline: 124451 the town of baana in the beit hakerem valley PikiWiki Israel.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: The villages of Bi'ina (below) and Deir al-Asad (above), 2025. There is no clear dividing line between the two villages.
Settlement.settlement_type: Local council
Settlement.pushpin_map: Israel northwest#Israel
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.grid_name: Grid position
Settlement.grid_position: 175/259 PAL
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2

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Geography
History
Classical antiquity
Crusaders and Caliphates
Ottoman Empire
16th century
18th century
19th century
British Mandate
Israel
Notable people
Notes
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Bibliography
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==Geography== Bi'ina is built on a round hilltop on the north side of the Beit HaKerem Valley ( in Arabic), from which it is separated by a saddle. Adjoining Bi'ina, on the slopes immediately north of the village, is the twin village of Deir al-Asad. Both villages were historically served by the same spring, which separated the villages.