Sohmor
Town in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
Sohmor سحمر | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| 33°31′7″N 35°41′8″E / 33.51861°N 35.68556°E / 33.51861; 35.68556 | |
| 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 Mazret Al Chmis 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] and the 1996 Sohmor massacre.
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.
Bibliography
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
External links
- Sohmor, Localiban
- Video
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