Sakhnin

Sakhnin' was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Sakhnin
District	District of Acre
Location	23 km east Acre
Israeli occupation date	July 15-18, 1948
Israeli military operation	Operation Dekel
Israeli attacking brigade	Sheva' Brigade
Remaining population after occupation	Most of the population remained
Remaining structures after occupation	Most of the buildings remained
Population	1596 1931 1945 n/a 1,891 2,600
Number of houses	1931: 400
Historical names	Caananite name n/a Roman name Sagane Crusader name Zakkanin
Israeli settlement(s)	none
Public structures	A school, a mosque

See also

• List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

External Links & References

• http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Sakhnin/index.html