in the 1922 census of palestine conducted by the british mandate authorities, sakhnin had a population of 1,575; 1,367 muslims and 208 christians; 87 orthodox and 121 greek catholic (melchite). the population increased in the 1931 census to a total of 1,891; 1688 muslims, 202 christians, and 1 jew, in a total of 400 houses.