Sakhnin
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Sakhnin (Arabic: سخنين; Hebrew: סכנין) is an Arab town in northern Israel. It is located in the Lower Galilee, about 23 km east of Akko.
Population: 23,000 (2003 est.)
It is located on the site of the Jewish town Sikhnin (or Sikhni), which flourished during the Roman conquest (2nd century CE).
During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, Sakhnin surrendered to Israeli forces on July 18, 1948, during Operation Dekel, but was re-captured by Arab forces shortly afterwards. It finally fell without battle into Israeli hands in October 1948. In 1976, it became the site of the first Land Day marches, in which six Israeli Arabs died, protesting government confiscation of 5,000 acres of Arab-owned land near Sakhnin.
In 2003, Sakhnin's team, Bnei Sakhnin, became one of the first Arab teams to play in Israel's top soccer league. In 2004, the team became national soccer champion.
External link
- Sakhnin municipality site (http://www.sakhnin.muni.il) ((in process of development)he:סח'נין