Yanouh (Arabic: يانوح, romanized: Yānūḥ) is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
Yanouh
يانوح | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Yanouh | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′34″N 35°18′16″E / 33.25944°N 35.30444°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Elevation | 690 ft (210 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Etymology
editAccording to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Yânûh is one of two possible "Yanoah of the Bible".[2][3]
History
editDemographics
editIn 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
