Abu Snan

Abu Snan אַבּוּ סְנָאן, אַבּוּ סִינַאן‎ أبو سنان , أبو سنان
Local council (from 1964)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	ʔabu-Snaˀn
Maqam Nbiyā Zakariyā in Abu Sanan
Abu Snan
Coordinates: 32°57′N 35°10′E / 32.950°N 35.167°E / 32.950; 35.167
Grid position	166/262 PAL
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Area
• Total	4,750 dunams (4.75 km2 or 1.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	14,687
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
Name meaning	"Produsing pasturage, especially such plants as "sorrel""[2]

Abu Snan (Arabic: أبو سنان, romanized: Abū Sinān, Hebrew: אַבּוּ סְנָן) is an Arab village and locality in the Galilee, part of the Northern District of Israel. With an area of 4,750 dunams (4.75 km²). It acquired recognition as an independent local council in 1964.^{[citation needed]} It is a religiously-mixed village of Arabs, with a Muslim majority, along with sizable Druze and Arab-Christian minorities.^[3] According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in 2022 Abu Snan had a total population of 14,687.^[1]