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| Sakhnin District of Acre سخنين - סח'נין Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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
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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 IsraelisSakhnin was left relatively intact by the Zionists and it's currently being occupied by its original inhabitants.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisSakhnin 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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