Jatt is an Arab local council in the Triangle area of Haifa District in Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 12,645. The name Jatt preserves the name Gath, Hebrew for winepress. The name Gath was used in ancient times to refer to various settlements from the Judean Lowlands in the south to the Galilee in the north. The name Gath is occasionally used in ancient s…Jatt is an Arab local council in the Triangle area of Haifa District in Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 12,645. The name Jatt preserves the name Gath, Hebrew for winepress. The name Gath was used in ancient times to refer to various settlements from the Judean Lowlands in the south to the Galilee in the north. The name Gath is occasionally used in ancient sources along with a qualifier to set it apart from other locations with the same name, such as Gath of the Philistines, Gath-rimmon, Gat Carmel, Gat Hefer, and Gat Padla.
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