Yanuh-Jat

Yanuh-Jat

יָנוּחַ־גַ׳תּ‎
يانوح-جت
Yanuh-Jat יָנוּחַ־גַ׳תּ‎; يانوح-جت;
Local council (from 1990)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Yanuaḥ - Ǧatt
	Yanuh-Jat Yanuh-Jat
	Coordinates: 32°58′58″N 35°14′39″E / 32.98278°N 35.24417°E
Grid position	173/265 PAL
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Area
• Total	13,400 dunams (13.4 km2 or 5.2 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	6,930
• Density	520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Name meaning	Yanuh, possibly from Yanoh Jett, possibly "elevated ground"

Yanuh-Jat (Arabic: يانوح-جت, Hebrew: יָנוּחַ־גַ׳תּ) is an Israeli Druze village and local council in the Northern District of Israel, northeast of Acre, consisting of the villages of Yanuh and Jat, which merged in 1990. In 2022 it had a population of 6,930,^[1] all members of the Druze community.^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ According to Palmer, 1881, either this place, p. 60, or Yanuh of South Lebanon, see Yanouh (disambiguation), p. 38, could be the Yanoah of the Bible (2 Kings 15:29)
^ or it could come from Gath, according to Palmer, 1881, p. 43
^ יאנוח-ג'ת 2014
^ "The Druze population in Israel - a collection of data on the occasion of the Prophet Shuaib holiday" (PDF). CBS - Israel. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-05-08.

[Israelpopulations-1] "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[2] According to Palmer, 1881, either this place, p. 60, or Yanuh of South Lebanon, see Yanouh (disambiguation), p. 38, could be the Yanoah of the Bible (2 Kings 15:29)

[3] r it could come from Gath, according to Palmer, 1881, p. 43

[4] יאנוח-ג'ת 2014

[CBS13-5] "The Druze population in Israel - a collection of data on the occasion of the Prophet Shuaib holiday" (PDF). CBS - Israel. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-05-08.

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