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Town in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 33°31′7″N 35°41′8″E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
District | Western Beqaa District |
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.
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