Jish
Jish, also known by its Hebrew name of Gush Halab, or by its classical name of Gischala, is a local council in Upper Galilee, located on the northeastern slopes of Mount Meron, 13 kilometres north of Safed, in Israel's Northern District.- 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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Jish
- Category: locality
- Location
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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
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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
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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