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City profile · Israel · Asia

Sakhnīn

City population
31,702
#54
in Israel
#10
in Northern District
#17,173
worldwide
JerusalemSakhnīn
32.865, 35.298 · 122 km from Jerusalem
City population
31,702
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Israel
#54
of 102 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#17,173
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Israel
0.3%
of the national population

About Sakhnīn

Sakhnīn is a city in Northern District, Israel with a population of 31,702. It is the 54th largest of the 102 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Israel, and the 17,173rd largest worldwide. It lies 122 km from Jerusalem.

Position in Israel
#54of 102
LargestSmallest
Position in Northern District
#10of 24
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#10of 24
Distance to capital
to Jerusalem
Elevation
215 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jerusalem
Coordinates
32.865, 35.298
Record updated
2026-04-17
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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