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Jannata
Municipality in South Governorate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jannata (Arabic: جناتا) is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in the Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
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Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer, the name comes from Jennat, garden.[1]
History
In 1875, Victor Guérin found the village, (which he called Djennateh), to have 60 Metawileh inhabitants.[2] He further noted: "The village contains a number of ruined houses. A little mosque is partly built of ancient materials."[3]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A small village of stone and mud, containing about 100 Moslems. […] It lies low, on arable land. The water is supplied by two wells in the village."[4]
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Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.24% of registered voters in Jannata. 97.70% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[5]
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