Yanuh-Jat

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 2021 it had a population of 6,851, all members of the Druze community.

Yanuh-Jat
  • יָנוּחַ־גַ׳תּ
  • يانوح-جت
Local council (from 1990)
Hebrew transcription(s)
  ISO 259Yanuaḥ - Ǧatt
Yanuh-Jat
Yanuh-Jat
Coordinates: 32°58′58″N 35°14′39″E
Grid position173/265 PAL
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Area
  Total13,400 dunams (13.4 km2 or 5.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total6,851
  Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Name meaningYanuh, possibly from Yanoh Jett, possibly "elevated ground"
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