Sohmor
Sohmor
سحمر | |
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Town | |
Sohmor Location in Lebanon | |
Coordinates: 33°31′7″N 35°41′8″E / 33.51861°N 35.68556°ECoordinates: 33°31′7″N 35°41′8″E / 33.51861°N 35.68556°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
District | Western Beqaa District |
Sohmor (Arabic: سحمر) is a small town in the Beka'a Valley of Lebanon, situated in the Western Beqaa District and south of the Beqaa Governorate. It lies south of Lake Qaraoun on the Litani River.[1]It lies southwest of Machgara, northeast of Ain Et Tine, north of Yohmor, west of and northwest of Libbaya.
History[]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Sahmur as a village on the West side of the Beqaa Valley, north of Yohmor.[2]
It was the site of the 1984 Sohmor massacre.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ /staff.aub.edu.lb
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141
- ^ Keesing's contemporary archives. Keesing's Limited. 1985. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "15 LEBANESEDRUSE HELD IN REVENGE KILLINGS". New York Times. AP. 22 Sep 1984. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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Categories:
- Populated places in Western Beqaa District
- Populated places in Lebanon
- Lebanon geography stubs