Bayt Jann
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Beit Ǧann |
| • Also spelled | Beit Jann or Bayt Jann (unofficial) |
 Beit Jann cityscape | |
  Bayt Jann  Bayt Jann | |
| Coordinates: 32°57′55″N 35°22′46″E / 32.96528°N 35.37944°E | |
| Grid position | 185/263 PAL |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 13th or 14th century (as Druze settlement) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nazih Dabbur[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,650 dunams (4.65 km2 or 1.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,433 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "The house of the genie", or "The garden house"[3] |
Bayt Jann (Arabic: بيت جن; Hebrew: בית ג'ן) is a Druze village on Mount Meron in northern Israel.[4] At 940 meters above sea level, Bayt Jann is one of the highest inhabited locations in the country. In 2022 it had a population of 12,433.[2]
- ^ "תוצאות הבחירות המקומיות 2024 סיבוב שני". www.themarker.com (in Hebrew). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 68
- ^ Higher education in the Druze community