Sohmor
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Sohmor
سحمر | |
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Town | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg 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 Mazret Al Chmis and northwest of Libbaya.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1838, Eli Smith noted Sahmur as a village on the West side of the Beqaa Valley, north of Yohmor.[2] It is a Shiite village.[3]
It was the site of the 1984 Sohmor massacre committed by members of the South Lebanon Army, backed by the Israel Defense Forces.[4][5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ /staff.aub.edu.lb
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141
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Bibliography
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