Jish

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Jish is a village in northern Israel, historically significant for its mixed Maronite Christian and Muslim population and its location near the Lebanese border.

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Jish canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf village ⓘ
administrativeType locality in Northern District ⓘ
alternativeName Gush Halav ⓘ
arabicName الجش ⓘ
archaeologicalPeriod Byzantine period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
archaeologicalSite remains of ancient synagogue ⓘ
areaCode 04 ⓘ
borderRegion Upper Galilee ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
culturalFeature Maronite Aramaic heritage ⓘ
demographicCharacteristic predominantly Arab population ⓘ
significant Christian minority ⓘ
distanceToLebanon a few kilometers ⓘ
economyActivity agriculture ⓘ
local services ⓘ
educationFeature local schools serving Christian and Muslim students ⓘ
elevation about 700 meters above sea level ⓘ
governance local council ⓘ
governingBody Jish Local Council ⓘ
hasMixedPopulation true ⓘ
hasMunicipalStatus local council since 1990s ⓘ
hasPostalCode 13870 ⓘ
hebrewName גִ'שׁ ⓘ
historicalRegion Galilee ⓘ
historicalSignificance center of Maronite Christian community in Israel ⓘ
site of ancient Jewish town Gush Halav ⓘ
locatedIn Northern District, Israel ⓘ
locatedNear Lebanese border ⓘ
locatedOn slopes of Mount Meron region ⓘ
majorLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
nearbyCity Karmiel ⓘ
Safed ⓘ
nearbyFeature Hula Valley region ⓘ
linked to: Hula Valley

Mount Meron ⓘ
partOf State of Israel ⓘ
linked to: Israel
populationGroup Maronite Christians ⓘ
Muslims ⓘ
regionType border village ⓘ
religiousCommunity Islam ⓘ
Maronite Church ⓘ
religiousHolidayObserved Christian holidays ⓘ
Islamic holidays ⓘ
religiousSite Maronite churches ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
timeZone Israel Standard Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST Israel Daylight Time ⓘ

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