Yanouh () is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Etymology According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Yânûh is one of two possible "Yanoah of the Bible".Palmer, 1881, p. 38Another possibility is Yanuh, on SWP map 3; Palmer, 1881, p. 60
History In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Yanuh: "A village built of stone, containing 150 Metawileh, on a hill-top, surrounded by figs, olives, and pomegranates, and arable land. A spring and cisterns are found here."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 51Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 96 Demographics In 2014, Muslims made up 99.28% of registered voters in Yanouh. 98.66% of the voters were Shiite Muslims. References
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External links Yanouh (Sour) (archive.org), Localiban Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1: IAA, Wikimedia commons Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons