Sohmor ( ar, سحمر) is a small town in the
Beka'a Valley of
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
, situated in the
Western Beqaa District
Western Beqaa District ( ar, قضاء البقاع الغربي) is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine which has a population of 12,000.
Main cities and towns
West Beqaa ...
and south of the
Beqaa Governorate. It lies south of
Lake Qaraoun on the
Litani River
The Litani River ( ar, نهر الليطاني, Nahr al-Līṭānī), the classical Leontes ( grc-gre, Λέοντες, Léontes, lions), is an important water resource in southern Lebanon. The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley, west of ...
. It lies southwest of
Machgara, northeast of
Ain Et Tine
Aitanite/ Aitaneet (عيتنيت) is a village in Lebanon, in the West Beqaa region. Aitanit is located in the southern region of Lebanon, particularly the Beqaa Valley. Aitanit is also located about 1070 meters above sea level and is currently ...
, 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
The Beqaa Valley ( ar, links=no, وادي البقاع, ', Lebanese ), also transliterated as Bekaa, Biqâ, and Becaa and known in classical antiquity as Coele-Syria, is a fertile valley in eastern Lebanon. It is Lebanon's most important ...
, north of
Yohmor.
It was the site of the
1984 Sohmor massacre
The 1984 Sohmor massacre, also known as the first Sohmor massacre, took place on 20 September 1984 when the South Lebanon Army, backed by the Israel Defence Forces, fired guns and killed 13 civilians in the Lebanese village of Sohmor.
Background ...
and the 1996 Sohmor massacre.
References
Bibliography
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External links
Sohmor Localiban
Video
Populated places in Western Beqaa District
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