Kafr Kanna

Kafr Kanna is an Arab town in the Galilee, part of the of . It is associated by Christians with the New Testament village of Cana, where Jesus turned water into wine.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 22,800 residents
  • Description: Arab village in northern Israel
  • Also known as: “Kaf’r K’na”, “Kafr Qanah”, “Kafr Qanna”, and “Kfar Kanna”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mashhad and Ein Mahil.

Town
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Arab town located 5 kilometers northeast of in 's . In 2024 it had a population of 8,822, most of whom were Muslims.

Town
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Arab local council in the of , located about five kilometers north-east of . It was declared a local council in 1964. In 2024 it had a population of 14,029; 100% were Muslims. is situated 3 km southeast of Kafr Kanna.

Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is an Arab town in northern . Located in the Galilee, between and Qana of Galilee, it attained local council status in 1968. In 2024 it had a population of 20,653, the majority of whom are Muslims, with a significant Christian minority. is situated 3½ km southwest of Kafr Kanna.

Kafr Kanna

Latitude
32.74599° or 32° 44′ 46″ north
Longitude
35.3398° or 35° 20′ 23″ east
Population
22,800
Elevation
278 metres (912 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IL KKN
Open location code
8G4QP8WQ+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477555
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
294610
Wiki­data ID
Q2633158
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kafr Kanna” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كفر كنا”
  • Arabic: “كفركنا”
  • Armenian: “Կաֆր Կաննա”
  • Breton: “Kafr Kana”
  • Catalan: “Kafr Kanna”
  • Cebuano: “Kafr Kannā”
  • Czech: “Kafar Kanna”
  • Czech: “Kafr Kana”
  • Czech: “Kafr Kanna”
  • Czech: “Kfar Kana”
  • Dutch: “Kafr Kanna”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كفر كنا”
  • Finnish: “Kefar Kanna”
  • French: “Kafr Cana”
  • German: “Kafr Kana”
  • German: “Kafr Kanna”
  • Hebrew: “Kafr Kannā”
  • Hebrew: “כפר כנא”
  • Hebrew: “כפר קנא”
  • Hindi: “कफ्र काना”
  • Indonesian: “Kafr Kanna”
  • Italian: “kafr kanna”
  • Japanese: “カフル・カンナ”
  • Japanese: “クファル・カナ”
  • Japanese: “ケフル・ケンナ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kafr Kanna”
  • Persian: “کفر کنا”
  • Polish: “Kafar Kanna”
  • Polish: “Kafr Kanna”
  • Polish: “Kana”
  • Polish: “Kefar Kanna”
  • Romanian: “Kfar Kana”
  • Russian: “Кафр-Кана”
  • Russian: “Кфар-Кана”
  • Spanish: “Kafar Kanna”
  • Spanish: “Kfar Cana”
  • Swedish: “Kafr Kannā”
  • Turkish: “Kafr Kanna”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафр-Кана”
  • Ukrainian: “Кфар-Кана”
  • Urdu: “کفر کنا”

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