Yanouh, Tyre
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Municipality in South Governorate, Lebanon
Yanouh
يانوح | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Yanouh is located in Lebanon Yanouh Yanouh | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′34′′N 35°18′16′′E / 33.25944°N 35.30444°E / 33.25944; 35.30444 | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Elevation | 690 ft (210 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Yanouh (Arabic: يانوح) is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
Etymology
[edit ]According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Yânûh is one of two possible "Yanoah of the Bible".[2] [3]
History
[edit ]In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Yanuh: "A village built of stone, containing 150 Metawileh, on a hill-top, surrounded by figs, olives, and pomegranates, and arable land. A spring and cisterns are found here."[4] [5]
Demographics
[edit ]In 2014, Muslims made up 99.28% of registered voters in Yanouh. 98.66% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[6]
References
[edit ]- ^ Yanouh (Sour) (archive.org), Localiban
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 38
- ^ Another possibility is Yanuh, on SWP map 3; Palmer, 1881, p. 60
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 51
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 96
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة يانوح، قضاء صور محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
[edit ]- 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.
- 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
[edit ]- Yanouh (Sour) (archive.org), Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
