Sakhnin (Arabic: سخنين‎; Hebrew: סַחְ'נִין or סִכְנִין Sikhnin) is a city in Israel's North District. It is located in the Lower Galilee, about 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Acre. Sakhnin was declared a city in 1995. Its population of 25,100 is Arab, mostly Muslim with a sizable Christian minority.Sakhnin is home to the largest population of Sufi Muslims within Israel, with approximately 80 members.