Jish

Jish, also known by its Hebrew name of Gush Halab, or by its classical name of Gischala, is a local council in , located on the northeastern slopes of , 13 kilometres north of , in 's .
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  • Type: Village with 3,110 residents
  • Description: Christian town in Israel
  • Also known as: “Giscala”, “Gischala”, “Gish (Gush Halav)”, “Gishala”, “Guš Chalav”, “Gush Halab”, “Gush Ḥalav”, “Gush H̱alav”, “Gush-Halaw”, “Habth”, and “ג’ש (גוש חלב)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dalton Air Strip and Bar’am National Park.

Aerodrome
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is an aerodrome.

Protected area
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Bar'am National Park is a in … is situated 3½ km northwest of Jish.

Ruins
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The Kfar Bar'am Synagogue, also known as the Kafar… is situated 3½ km northwest of Jish.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar Hoshen and Or HaGanuz.

Village
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, also known as Safsufa, is a moshav in northern Israel.

Village
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, sometimes Or Ganuz, is a community settlement in northern .

Village
is a moshav in northern . is situated 2½ km northeast of Jish.

Jish

Latitude
33.02437° or 33° 1′ 28″ north
Longitude
35.44588° or 35° 26′ 45″ east
Population
3,110
Elevation
765 metres (2,510 feet)
UN/LOCODE
IL 8UH
Open location code
8G5Q2CFW+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473372
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294627
Wiki­data ID
Q1527236
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Jish” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجش”
  • Arabic: “الجِش”
  • Arabic: “لجش”
  • Asturian: “Jish”
  • Cebuano: “Jīsh”
  • Chinese: “吉什”
  • Czech: “al-Džiš”
  • Czech: “Džiš”
  • Dutch: “Jish”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الجش”
  • Finnish: “Jish”
  • French: “Jish”
  • German: “Gisch”
  • Greek: “Τζις”
  • Hebrew: “Jīsh”
  • Hebrew: “ג’יש”
  • Hebrew: “ג׳ש (גוש חלב)”
  • Hebrew: “ג’ש”
  • Hebrew: “גוש חלב”
  • Hebrew: “גּוּשׁ חָלָב”
  • Indonesian: “Jish”
  • Italian: “Jish”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jish”
  • Persian: “الجش (الجلیل)”
  • Persian: “الجش”
  • Polish: “Dżisz”
  • Polish: “Jish”
  • Russian: “Джиш”
  • Spanish: “Gush Halav”
  • Swedish: “Jīsh”
  • Turkish: “Jiş”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tziv’on and Kaddita.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Shmaaya and Avtalyon and Ancient lower synagogue of Gush Halav.

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