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Municipality in South Governorate
Jannata جناتاJennata
Municipality
Road in JannataRoad in Jannata
Map showing the location of Jannata within LebanonMap showing the location of Jannata within LebanonJannataLocation within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°17′10″N 35°19′10″E / 33.28611°N 35.31944°E / 33.28611; 35.31944
Grid position110/150 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictTyre District
Elevation250 m (820 ft)
Time zoneUTC+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.

History

In 1875, Victor Guérin found the village, (which he called Djennateh), to have 60 Metawileh inhabitants. He further noted: "The village contains a number of ruined houses. A little mosque is partly built of ancient materials."

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."

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.24% of registered voters in Jannata. 97.70% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.

References

  1. Palmer, 1881, p. 22
  2. Guérin, 1880, p. 256
  3. Guérin, 1880, p. 256, as translated by Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 116
  4. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 92
  5. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/جناتا/المذاهب/

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