Sohmor

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.

Sohmor
سحمر
Town
Sohmor is located in Lebanon
Sohmor
Sohmor
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°31′7″N 35°41′8″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictWestern Beqaa District

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
  1. /staff.aub.edu.lb
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141
  3. Keesing's contemporary archives. Keesing's Limited. 1985. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  4. "15 LEBANESEDRUSE HELD IN REVENGE KILLINGS". New York Times. AP. 22 Sep 1984. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

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