ðə fˈɜːst tˈɛl ˌɛl kˈɑːɹɹeɪˌɛb“hˈɪl ʌv ɹˈuːɪnz”ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ɪn jˈænaʊ dˈeɪt bˈæk tə ðə θˈɜːd mɪlˈɛniəm bˌiːsˌiːˈiː; ðiːz ɪŋklˈuːd ɐ tˈaʊn ʌv ɐbˌaʊt ɪn daɪˈæmɪɾɚ, sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɐ dᵻfˈɛnsɪv wˈɔːl ænd ɐ lˈoʊɚɹ ˈɜːbən kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ɛkstˈɛndɪŋ təwˈɔːɹdz ðə sˈaʊθ ʌvðə sˈaɪt.
The first Tell el Kharayeb (“Hill of Ruins”) remains in Yanouh date back to the third millennium BCE; these include a town of about  in diameter, surrounded by a defensive wall and a lower urban quarter extending towards the south of the site.