Back بيت جن Arabic بيت جن (تجمع سكان فى قضاء عكا الفرعى) ARZ Bet Jan Catalan Beit Jann (lungsod sa Israel) CEB Bejt Džan Czech Beit Jann German Bejt Ĵan Esperanto Beit Jann Finnish בית ג'ן HE Beit Jann NN
Beitegen
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| 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 / 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] |
Beitegen (Arabic: بيت جن; Hebrew: בית ג'ן) is a Druze village on Mount Meron in northern Israel.[4] 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.[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