jˈænaʊ, wˈʌns ɐ foʊnˈɪʃən sˈɛntɚ, ɪz hˈæfwˈeɪ bᵻtwˌiːn bˈaɪbloʊz ænd hˌɛlɪˈɑːpəliz bˈɑːlbɛk, ɚɹˈaʊnd twˈɛnti kˌeɪˈɛm æz ðə kɹˈoʊ flˈaɪz fɹʌmðə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən sˈiː.
Yanouh, once a Phoenician center, is half-way between Byblos and Heliopolis (Baalbek), around 20 km as the crow flies from the Mediterranean Sea.