Deir Hanna

Country	Israel
Deir Hanna דייר חנא دير حنا Deir Hana
District	North
Founded
Incorporated	1975
Area
- Local council	{{formatnum:7500 dunams (7.5 km² / 2.9 sq mi) }}
Population (2005)
- Local council
Time zone	IST ([[UTC+2]])
- Summer (DST)	IDT ([[UTC+3]])

Deir Hanna (Arabic: دير حنه, Hebrew: דייר חנא‎) is a local council in the North District of Israel, located on the hills of the Lower Galilee, 23km southeast of Acre. At the end of 2005, the town had a population of 8,500 approximately 80% of them being Muslims and the remaining 20% being Christian.^[1]

History

The town began as a monastery dedicated to John the Baptist which became a castle in the Dhaher El-Omar era.^[2] Parts of the castle are still standing, as are the walls, the old village church and a mosque, and it is considered a tourist attraction.^[3]

The town has been through a thorough modernization process in the last 10 years, and now has a full education system, health care facilities and sports playgrounds. Deir Hanna forms the Land Day triangle with Sakhnin and Arraba.

Persons associated with Deir Hanna

Hiam Abbass - actress

References

^ http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2007/table3.pdf
^ http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/il-lcdhn.html
^ http://aguda.byethost.com/index.html Deir-Hanna website

North District
Cities	Afula \| Acre (Akko) \| Beit She'an \| Karmiel \| Kiryat Shmona \| Ma'alot-Tarshiha \| Migdal HaEmek \| Nahariya \| Nazareth \| Nazareth Illit \| Safed \| Sakhnin \| Shaghur \| Shefa-'Amr (Shfar'am) \| Tamra \| Tiberias \| Yokneam
Local councils	Abu Sinan \| Arraba \| Basmat Tiv'on \| Beit Jann \| Bir al-Maksur \| Bu'eine Nujeidat \| Buq'ata \| Daburiyya \| Deir Hanna \| Eilabun \| Ein Qiniyye \| Ein Mahal \| Fassuta \| Ghajar \| Hurfeish \| Hatzor HaGelilit \| I'billin \| Iksal \| Ilut \| Jadeidi-Makr \| Julis \| Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre \| Kabul \| Kafr Kanna \| Kafr Manda \| Kafr Yasif \| Kaokab Abu al-Hija \| Katzrin \| Kfar Kama \| Kfar Tavor \| Kfar Vradim \| Kineret \| Kisra-Sumei \| Maghar \| Majdal Shams \| Mas'ada \| Mashhad \| Mazra'a \| Metula \| Mevo Hama \| Migdal \| Nahf \| Peki'in \| Rame \| Reineh \| Ramat Yishay \| Rosh Pinna \| Sajur \| Sandala \| Sha'ab \| Shlomi \| Shibli-Umm al-Janam \| Tuba-Zangariyye \| Tur'an \| Yafa an-Naseriyye \| Yanuh-Jat \| Yavne'el \| Yesod HaMa'ala \| Yirka \| Zarzir
Regional councils	Al-Batuf \| Beit She'an Valley \| Bustan al-Marj \| Northern Jordan Valley (Emek HaYarden) \| Golan \| HaGilboa \| Jezreel Valley \| Lower Galilee \| Upper Galilee \| Ma'ale Yosef \| Matte Asher \| Megiddo \| Merom HaGalil \| Mevo'ot HaHermon \| Misgav

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