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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 15, 1948
Distance from district center	23 (km) East of Acre
Elevation from the sea	310 meters
Map location	Click here for map location
Israeli military operation	Operation Dekel
Israeli attacking brigade	Sheva' (Seventh) Brigade
Village defenders	Local Palestinian militia and some Arab Liberation Army volunteers.
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Sakhnin was left relatively intact by the Zionists and it's currently being occupied by its original inhabitants.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Sakhnin was partially ethnically cleansed.
Neighboring towns	al-'Uzayr, al-Rummanah, Kafr Mandat, Kawkab Mi'ar, Sha'ab, al-Bi'anah, Nahf, al-Ramah, Dayr Hana, and 'Arabah
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 45,195 Jewish 24,997 Public 11 Total 70,192
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 3,622 Area planted w/ olives 1,032 Planted W/ Cereal 29,366 Built up 169 Cultivable 32,988 Non-Cultivable 37,035
Usurped Land as of 1972	47,376 Dunums
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 1,575 1931 1,891 1945 2,600 1948 3,363 1949 3,477 1961 7,100 1987 12,900 1995 18,713 1999 20,000 2002 22,600 2007 25,957
Number of houses	In 1931, Sakhnin had 400 houses.
Town's name through history	The Romans referred to Sakhnin by Sagane, and during Crusades period it was know by Zakkanin.
Schools	An elementary school for boys which was founded by the Ottomans in 1888 in 1942 its highest class was up to 4th grade.
Shrines/maqams	Sakhnin contained a shrine known by Maqam al-Sideiq.
Archeological sites	The village contains at least two khribats: the 1st is Khirbat al-Shaqat (400 meters above sea level) located southwest of the village, and the 2nd is Khirbat al-Marjam located to the west.
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رحلات ابن بطوطه	غنايم	سخنين, سخنين
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