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 .
  • Village with about 3,500 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 700 metres (2,300 feet)
  • Description: Christian town in Israel
  • Also known as
    “Giscala”
    “Gischala”
    “Gish (Gush Halav)”
    “Gishala”
    “Gush Halab”
    “Gush H̱alav”
    “Gush-Halaw”
    “Habth”

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Protected area
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Villages in the Area

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Latitude
33.02437° or 33° 1′ 28″ north
Longitude
35.44588° or 35° 26′ 45″ east
UN/LOCODE
IL 8UH
Open location code
8G5Q2CFW+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = village
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Jish” goes by many names.
الجِشArabic
لجشArabic
JishAsturian
JīshCebuano
吉什Chinese
al-DžišCzech
DžišCzech
Guš ChalavCzech
JishDutch
الجشEgyptian Arabic
JishFinnish
ΤζιςGreek
JīshHebrew
ג’ישHebrew
ג’שHebrew
ג’ש (גוש חלב)Hebrew
גּוּשׁ חָלָבHebrew
JishIndonesian
GiscalaItalian
JishItalian
JishNorwegian Nynorsk
الجشPersian
الجش (الجلیل)Persian
DżiszPolish
JishPolish
ДжишRussian
JīshSwedish
JişTurkish

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