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Merkaz HaIr

מרכז העיר

  • Neighbourhood
  • Sakhnin
  • 2,340 residents

Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area

Arab locality or area
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.

The main religion of the area in the CBS 2022 census is Muslim or Christian (for a city: Arabs are at least 50% of the CBS population).

Jews and non-Jews — estimate

  • Jews (estimate)1%
  • Non-Jews (estimate)99%

Share of Israeli residents, foreign nationals not included; “Jews” includes residents the CBS classes as “others”. Non-binding estimate. How is this calculated?

CBS Census 2022: the main household lifestyle in statistical area 5 is Religious / very religious · main religion: Muslim

In brief

Merkaz HaIr is a neighbourhood of Sakhnin. Community character (an estimate from official data): Arab locality or area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: 1% (non-Jews: 99%).

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Median age

28

Israel: 30

Average household size

3.6

Israel: 3.0

Aged 0–19

36.3%

Israel: 35.4%

CBS socio-economic cluster (2021)

4 of 10

Locality-level cluster (1 = lowest, 10 = highest).

Who lives here

CBS Census 2022 · 2,340 residents in the census · every row beside the national average

Merkaz HaIrNational average

Main religionMuslim
Most common household lifestyleReligious / very religious
Aged 0–1936.3%
Aged 20–6455.1%
Aged 65+8.6%
Households with children aged 0–528.4%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)3.0Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪77,500Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)17.1%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)57.5%
Households owning their home76.5%
Households renting6.8%
Households without a car22.3%

Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 5 (2022 boundaries).

Jewish life nearby

Counted within 1.0 km of the neighbourhood centre, in a straight line (mikvaot: within 1.5 km).

0Synagogues
0Mikvaot
9Schools
4Kindergartens
0Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim

Schools by stream 9

Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 9

Kindergartens by stream 4

Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 4

Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 9 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 0 · Other places of worship (OSM): 4

Sources: Ministry of Education (institutions, Oct 2026), Ministry of Religious Services (mikvaot, Aug 2026), Be'er Sheva municipality (synagogues), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). OSM coverage of synagogues and their nusach is incomplete.

Other neighbourhoods in Sakhnin

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Sources: official public data — CBS Census 2022 and socio-economic index 2021, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Services, Ministry of Aliyah and Integration — and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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