Beitegen
Beitegen (Arabic: بيت جن; Hebrew: בֵּיתּ גַ'ן) is a Druze village on Mount Meron in northern Israel. At 940 meters above sea level, Beitegen is one of the highest inhabited locations in the country. In 2022 it had a population of 12,433.
Beitegen
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Local council | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Beit Ǧann |
| • Also spelled | Beit Jann or Bayt Jann (unofficial) |
Beit Jann cityscape | |
Beitegen Beitegen | |
| Coordinates: 32°57′55″N 35°22′46″E | |
| Grid position | 185/263 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 13th or 14th century (as Druze settlement) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Radi Najm |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,650 dunams (4.65 km2 or 1.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 12,433 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "The house of the genie", or "The garden house" |
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