Yanuh-Jat

Infobox Israel municipality
name=Yanuh-Jat


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hebname=Hebrew|ינוח-ג'ת
arname=يانوح-جت
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district=north
population=5,300
popyear=2006
area_dunam=13400

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Yanuh-Jat is an Arab local council in the North District of Israel. It was declared as a local council in 1990. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it had a population of 5,300 in 2006. The rate of growth of the population is 2.6%. The majority of the town's inhabitants are Druze. [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/il-lcynj.html Yanuh-Jat (Israel)] Gutterman, Dov. Flags of the World.]

Before a municipal merger in 1990, Yanuh-Jat was two villages: Yanuh and Jat. In 2003 the Israeli Government had an economical emergency plan in which Yanuh-Jat was merged with its surrounding neighbors: Julis, Abu Sinan and Yirka. The residents of those villages were against the merge and aimed to undo it. After one year, the merging was canceled and Yanuh-Jat was independent again. In origin, 70% of the citizens are from Yanuh and 30% are from Jat. Druze began arriving in Jat in the 17th century, while they arrived in Yanuh in the 18th century.

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See also

*List of Arab localities in Israel