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Jish

Jish (Arabic: الجش, al-Jiŝ), also known by its Hebrew name of Gush Halab (Hebrew: גּוּשׁ חָלָב, Gūŝ Ḥālāḇ), or by its classical name of Gischala, is a local council in Upper Galilee, located on the northeastern slopes of Mount Meron, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Safed, in Israel's Northern District. In 2024, it had a population of 3,243, which is…

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Founded
2000 BC (Earliest settlement) 1300 BC (Gush Halav)
Country
Israel
District
Northern
Grid position
191/270 PAL
Name meaning
A lump of milk
Subdistrict
Safed

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Jish

Nodes123
Edges122
Triples119
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.01626
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related to Archaeology · 20
Jish → Archaeologists, Beit She'arim National Park, Byzantine, CE, Coins, Eighteen, Hebrew, In, Jewish, Jewish-Christian, Kitchener, Mar Boutros, Melkite Greek Catholic Church, On, On Jish's, One, Palestine Exploration Fund, Roman, The, Tyre
related to External links · 16
Jish → Athar, CE, Geographic, Gush Halav, Halav Synagogue Archived, IAA Archived, Manar, Map, Official, OpenStreetMapWelcome To Jish, Photos, Survey, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineA, Western Palestine, Wikimedia
related to British Mandate · 12
Jish → Arab-owned, At, By, Christians, Greek Catholic, In, Maronite, Melchite, Muslims, Of, Palestine, The Christians
related to Ottoman Empire · 11
Jish → Druze, Evliya, In, It, Jira, Liwa Safad, Muslim, Nahiya, Ottoman, The, The Turkish
related to Ancient period · 10
Jish → Arakhin, Canaanite, Early Bronze, Gush Halav, Iron Ages, Israelite, Joshua Ben Nun, Mishnah, Settlement, The
related to Geography · 9
Jish → Dalton, Galilee, Israel, Jewish, Mount Meron, Northern, Recently, The, Upper Galilee
related to Religious sites and shrines · 9
Jish → Abtalion, According, BCE, Israelite, Jerusalem, Jewish, Joel, Shmaya, The
related to Demographics · 8
Jish → Christian, In, Maronite Christians, Melkites, Muslim, Muslims, The, Today
related to Etymology · 8
Jish → Ahmar, Giscala, Gush Halav, Hebrew, Middle Ages, Other, Ras, The Arabic
• Total · 2
Jish → 3,243, 6,916 dunams (6.916 km2; 2.670 sq mi)

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village jewish gush maronite christians population halav century galilee ancient muslim also local name located according known war hebrew greek

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
JishCountryIsrael1.00infobox
JishDistrictNorthern1.00infobox
JishFounded2000 BC (Earliest settlement) 1300 BC (Gush Halav)1.00infobox
JishGrid position191/270 PAL1.00infobox
JishName meaningA lump of milk1.00infobox
JishSubdistrictSafed1.00infobox
JishWebsitewww.jish.org.il1.00infobox
Jish• Arabs98.4%1.00infobox
Jish• Density468.9/km2 (1,214/sq mi)1.00infobox
Jish• Head of MunicipalityElias Elias1.00infobox
Jish• ISO 259Ǧiš, Guš Ḥalav1.00infobox
Jish• Jews and others1.6%1.00infobox
Jish• Total6,916 dunams (6.916 km2; 2.670 sq mi)1.00infobox
Jish• Total3,2431.00infobox
Jishis aancient Giscala or Gush Halav0.90text
Jishis avariation of the site's ancient name Gush Halav in Hebrew0.90text

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