Reineh

Reineh (Arabic: الرينة; Hebrew: רֵינָה) is an Arab town in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee,[2] between Nazareth and Qana of Galilee, it attained local council status in 1968. In 2019 it had a population of 19,001,[1] the majority of whom are Muslims (70%), with a significant Christian minority (30%).[3]

Reineh

  • רֵינָה, ריינה
  • الرينة
Local council (from 1968)
Hebrew transcription(s)
  ISO 259Réina
  Also spelledReine (official)
Reineh local council building
Reineh
Location within Israel
Reineh
Reineh (Israel)
Coordinates: 32°43′20″N 35°18′55″E
Grid position179/236 PAL
DistrictNorthern
Area
  Total10,902 dunams (10.902 km2 or 4.209 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
  Total19,001
  Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)

Cana

Reineh in the 1870 PEF Survey of Palestine, showing Ain Kana, identified by Claude Reignier Conder as the location of biblical Cana.[4]

A small spring south of Reineh, named "Ain Kana", was identified in 1878 by Claude Reignier Conder as the location of biblical Cana.[4]


See also

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Er-Reina
  3. Israel populations: Reine
  4. Conder, Claude Reignier (1878). Tent Work in Palestine: A Record of Discovery and Adventure. R. Bentley & Son. p. 154.

Bibliography


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