Jannata
Jannata جناتا Jennata | |
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Municipality | |
 Road in Jannata | |
  Jannata Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°17′10″N 35°19′10″E / 33.28611°N 35.31944°E | |
| Grid position | 110/150 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre District |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Jannata (Arabic: جناتا) is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer, the name comes from Jennat, garden.[1]
History
In 1875, Victor Guérin found the village, (which he called Djennateh), to have 60 Metawileh inhabitants.[2] He further noted: "The village contains a number of ruined houses. A little mosque is partly built of ancient materials."[3]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A small village of stone and mud, containing about 100 Moslems. […] It lies low, on arable land. The water is supplied by two wells in the village."[4]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.24% of registered voters in Jannata. 97.70% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[5]
References
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
- Jennata, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
