گاتھ (Gath) (عبرانی: גַּת، نقحر:Gaṯ، لفظی ترجمہ:'شراب پریس'; (لاطینی: Geth))
آہنی دور میں فلسطی پینٹاپولس کے پانچ شہروں میں سے ایک تھا۔ یہ شمال مشرقی فلسطیا میں واقع تھا، جو مملکت یہوداہ کی سرحد کے قریب تھا
گاتھ کا ذکر اکثر عبرانی بائبل میں ملتا ہے اور اس کے وجود کی تصدیق مصری تحریروں سے ہوتی ہے۔
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