This is the 320th most frequent Arabic word.
سكان
"سكان" in English means "inhabitants" or "population."
Here, 'سكان' is used to mean 'residents', referring to the people who inhabit a specific place.
يسكن السكان المحليون في هذه القرية.
The local residents live in this village.
In this context, 'سكان' refers to the collective population of a city.
عدد السكان في المدينة يزيد عن مليون نسمة.
The population of the city exceeds one million inhabitants.
Here, 'سكان' represents the general concept of population in the context of geographical studies.