Jannata جناتا Jennata | |
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Municipality | |
 Road in Jannata | |
  Jannata Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates:33°17′10″N35°19′10″E / 33.28611°N 35.31944°E /33.28611; 35.31944 | |
| Grid position | 110/150 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre District |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Jannata (Arabic:جناتا) is a municipality inSouthern Lebanon, located in theTyre District,Governorate of South Lebanon.
According toE. H. Palmer, the name comes fromJennat, garden.[1]
In 1875,Victor Guérin found the village, (which he calledDjennateh), to have 60Metawileh inhabitants.[2] He further noted: "The village contains a number of ruined houses. A littlemosque is partly built ofancient materials."[3]
In 1881, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A small village of stone and mud, containing about 100 Moslems. […] It lies low, on arable land. The water is supplied by twowells in the village."[4]
In 2014Muslims made up 99.24% of registered voters in Jannata. 97.70% of the voters wereShiite Muslims.[5]
