Yallahs is a city located on the southeastern coast of

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in the parish of St Thomas and is home to Jordan 1don ( who is also recognized as the wealthiest person in the parish ) Yallahs has an estimated 10,000 inhabitants. The city was recorded as "Yealoth" in the 1662 census. It may have received its name from Captain Yallahs, a 1671 privateer, or the privateer may have received his pseudonym from the city. Yallahs' name could have simply come from the Spanish word 'yalos', meaning frost, because the high white cliffs in that area have been thought to give an appearance of frost. The city is infamously known for it high crime rate in places like, poor mans corner, Newland, fish bowl Lane, habby carby lane and phase 1 Yallahs was chosen as the site of the first Baptist church in Jamaica in 1822. The Rev. Joshua Tinson’s attempt to start the Baptist church was thwarted, but he returned in 1828 and succeeded in establishing both a church and school. The Yallahs River is a source of fresh water for the inhabitants of the neighbouring City Of Kingston and St. Andrew and provides residents with water through the Yallahs Pipeline. It is home to a plethora of Christian denominations and is a contributor to the mining industry through gravel extraction that happens along the Yallahs River bank. The city is governed by the St. Thomas Parish Council which is located in the parish's capital town, Morant Bay.

Geography

The town of Yallahs is located in the southwestern section of the parish of St. Thomas in Jamaica. It is made up of a collaboration of districts, communities and villages surrounding the Yallahs River Basin including: ;West Of The River * Sun Valley * Albion Estate * East Albion (North Of Albion Estate) ;East Of The River * Poor Man's Corner * Yallahs Housing Scheme 1 * Yallahs Housing Scheme 2 * Yallahs Housing Scheme 3 * Heartese * Norris * Hampstead * Logwood * Montpellier * Newland District * Lloyd's Pen * Southaven * Knightsville * Baptist * Pondside (North Of The Yallahs Pond) * Lowden Hill (North Of The Yallahs Pond)

History

The town was one of the main towns in which the

Taíno The Taíno were a historic indigenous people of the Caribbean whose culture has been continued today by Taíno descendant communities and Taíno revivalist communities. At the time of European contact in the late 15th century, they were the pri ...

s once lived. The Spanish explorers renamed the town when they arrived in the island.

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Aerial view

Yallahs
at Official Jamaica Tourist Board {{Settlements in Jamaica Populated coastal places in Jamaica Populated places established in 1671 Populated places in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica 1671 establishments in the British Empire