| Abu Snan | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Hebrew | אַבּוּ סְנָן, אבו סנאן |
| • ISO 259 | ʔabbu-Snaˀn |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | أبو سنان |
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Abu Snan
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| Coordinates: | |
| District | North |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,750 dunams (4.8 km2 / 1.8 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.
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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]
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.
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.
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