Kabul, Israel

Kabul
  • כָּבּוּל, כאבול
  • كابول
Local council (from 1974)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Kabbul
 • Also spelledal-Kabul (official)
Kabul
Kabul
Coordinates: 32°52′11″N 35°12′8″E / 32.86972°N 35.20222°E / 32.86972; 35.20222
Grid position170/252 PAL
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Founded1200 BCE (Biblical Cabul)
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityNader Taha
Area
 • Total
7,149 dunams (7.149 km2; 2.760 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
12,338
 • Density1,726/km2 (4,470/sq mi)
Name meaning(1) from Kabul, a personal name;
(2) (Phoenician) = "what does not please"

Kabul (Arabic: كابول; Hebrew: כָּבּוּל) is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southeast of Acre and north of Shefa-'Amr. In 2023 it had a population of 12,338.