Hussniyya חוסנייה‎ حسينية
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Coordinates: 32°54′2″N 35°19′21″E / 32.90056°N 35.32250°E / 32.90056; 35.32250
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Misgav
Population  (2021)[1]	822

Hussniyya (Arabic: حسينية; Hebrew: חוסנייה) is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2021 its population was 822.^[1]

History

The village was recognized by the state in 1996. Its inhabitants belong to the Swaid tribe.^[2] The women of Hussniya offer guided tours of the area focusing on picking and cooking wild plants. Zahiya Swaid heads a group of women who attended a business development course and now earn a living from the age-old Bedouin tradition of foraging wild plants for food and medicinal purposes.^[2]