Sakhnin
Sign in to saveSakhnin (; or Sikhnin) is a city in Israel's Northern District. It is located in the Lower Galilee, about east of Acre. Sakhnin was declared a city in 1995. In its population was ; 95% of the population was Muslim and 5% was Christian.
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Place details
- Locality
- سخنين
- Region
- מחוז הצפון
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 31,702
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sakhnin
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City (from 1995)
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Hebrew
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- ISO 259
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- Saḥnin, Saknin (Israeli pronunciation)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- PikiWiki Israel 17664 Cities in Israel.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Sakhnin
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Sakhnin COA.png
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Emblem of Sakhnin
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Israel northwest#Israel
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.grid_name
- Grid position
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Acre Subdistrict
- Population
- +32743
- Area
- +11.53
- Elevation
- +250
- Official website
- www.sakhnin.muni.il
- Image
- Sakhnin.jpg
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- State of Israel
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Sakhnin (; or Sikhnin) is a city in Israel's Northern District. It is located in the Lower Galilee, about east of Acre. Sakhnin was declared a city in 1995. In its population was ; 95% of the population was Muslim and 5% was Christian.
== Geography == Sakhnin is built over three hills and is located in a valley surrounded by mountains, the highest one being 602 meters high. Its rural landscape is almost entirely covered by olive and fig groves as well as oregano and sesame shrubs.