Deir Hanna
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Local council (from 1975) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Deir Ḥannaˀ |
| • Also spelled | Deir Hana (official) Dayr Hanna (unofficial) |
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  Deir Hanna  Deir Hanna | |
| Coordinates: 32°51′45″N 35°22′16″E / 32.86250°N 35.37111°E | |
| Grid position | 184/252 PAL |
| District | Northern |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Saied Hussein |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,500 dunams (7.5 km2 or 2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,747 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The Convent of St. John[2] |
Deir Hanna (Arabic: دير حنا, Hebrew: דֵיר חַנָּא)[2] is a local council in the Northern District of Israel, located on the hills of the Lower Galilee, 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Acre. In 2022 it had a population of 10,747.[1] Approximately 90% of Deir Hanna's inhabitants are Arab Muslims and the remaining 10% are Arab Christians.[3]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b Palmer, 1881, p. 125
- ^ דייר חנא 2014