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Jish

NameJish (Gush Halav)
Hebname 
Arnameالجش
Typelc
Districtnorth
Population2,700
Popyear2006
Area Dunam6916
Pushpin MapIsrael northeast|pushpin_mapsize=250
Latd33|latm=1|lats=18.76
Longd35|longm=26|longs=46.81
MayorElias Elias

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Jish ( ; , Gush Halav) has both an ancient and modern history. Remnants of an a roman-era village with a synagogue have been uncovered. In modern times, it is an Arab Christian town located on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Meron, 13 km (8.1 mi) north of Safed in Israel's North District. Classical sources written in Greek, including the Wars of the Jews by Josephus, call the village Gischala.

Jish was largely depopulated of its Muslim inhabitants during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, but those expelled from the nearby Arab Christian villages of Iqrit and Kafr Bir'im in the years following took up residence in Jish, forming the majority of Jish's population today.

According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, Jish had a population of 2,600 inhabitants in 2005. The majority of the population belong to the Maronite Church and Greek Catholics, with a significant Muslim minority.

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North District of Israel

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