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Abu Snan
Hebrew transcription(s)
• Hebrew	אַבּוּ סְנָן, אבו סנאן
• ISO 259	ʔabbu-Snaˀn
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	أبو سنان
Abu Snan
Coordinates: 32°57′N 35°10′E / 32.95°N 35.167°E / 32.95; 35.167Coordinates: 32°57′N 35°10′E / 32.95°N 35.167°E / 32.95; 35.167
District	North
Government
• Type	Local council
Area
• Total	4,750 dunams (4.75 km2 or 1.83 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	11,900

Abu Snan (Arabic: أبو سنان‎; Hebrew: אַבּוּ סְנָן‎‎) is an Arab local council in the Galilee region of northern Israel, with an area of 4,750 dunams (4.75 km²). It achieved recognition as an independent local council in 1964.

History[link]

Under the name Tusyan, probably a corruption of Busenan, Abu Snan was mentioned as part of the domain of the Crusaders during the hudna between the Crusaders based in Acre and the Mamluk sultan al-Mansur (Qalawun) declared in 1283.^[1]

In 1596, Abu Snan appeared in Ottoman tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Akka of the Liwa of Safad. It had a population of 102 Muslim households and 3 bachelors.^[2]

Demographics[link]

Abu Snan had a population of 11,900 by June 2008, of which 54.7% are Muslim, 26.4% are Druze, and 18.9% are Christian.

Income[link]

Region of Abu Sinan in the 1870s

According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a low ranking (3 out of 10) on the country's socioeconomic index (December 2001). Only 63.6% of students are entitled to a matriculation certificate after Grade 12 (2000). The average salary that year was NIS 3,629 per month, whereas the national average was NIS 6,835.

See also[link]

• List of Arab localities in Israel

References[link]

Bibliography[link]

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