Cabul

Cabul
  • כָּבּוּל, כאבול
  • كابول
Local council (from 1974)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Kabbul
 • Also spelledal-Kabul (official)
Cabul is located in Northwest Israel
Cabul
Cabul
Coordinates: 32°52′11″N 35°12′8″E / 32.86972°N 35.20222°E / 32.86972; 35.20222
Grid position170/252 PAL
DistrictNorthern
Founded1200 BCE (Biblical Cabul)
Area
 • Total7,149 dunams (7.149 km2 or 2.760 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total14,628
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Name meaning(Phoenician) = "what does not please"[2]

Cabul (Hebrew: כבול), classical spelling: Chabolo; Chabulon, is a location in the Lower Galilee mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, now the Kabul local council in Israel, 9 or 10 miles (16 km) east of Acco.

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Josephus, Antiquities 8.5.3. (8.141)