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Sakhnīn

City population
31,702
#54
in Israel
#10
in Northern District
#17,173
worldwide
JerusalemSakhnīn
32.865, 35.298 · 122 km from Jerusalem
Share of Israel
0.3%
Of the national population
Elevation
215 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Jerusalem
Time zone
Asia/Jerusalem
IANA zone identifier

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
Coordinates
32.865, 35.298
Record updated
17 April 2026
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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All 102 in Israel

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