Sohmor
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Sohmor 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
.It lies southwest of Machgara
, northeast of Ain Et Tine, north of Yohmor, west of Mazret Al Chmis and northwest of Libbaya
.It was the site of a massacre on September 19/20, 1984.
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, situated in the Western Beqaa District
Western Beqaa District
Western Beqaa District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine....
and south of the Beqaa Governorate
Beqaa Governorate
Beqaa is a governorate in Lebanon with a population of 750,000 inhabitants.-Geography:The Beqaa governorate covers an area of 4,429 km². Béqaa is the primary center of Lebanon's agriculture. The Beqaa governorate forms the main geographical extension of Lebanon and it lies between the Western...
. It lies south of Lake Qaraoun
Lake Qaraoun
Lake Qaraoun is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. It was created in 1959 by building a 61 m high concrete-faced rockfill dam in the middle reaches of the Litani River , near Qaraoun village...
on the Litani River
Litani River
The Litani River is an important water resource in southern Lebanon. The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley valley, west of Baalbek, and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of Tyre. Exceeding 140 km in length, the Litani River is the longest river in Lebanon and provides an average...
.It lies southwest of Machgara
Machgara
Machghara 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 just to the northwest of Sohmor and southwest of Lake Qaraoun, south of Aitanit and north of Ain Et Tine. The Iskander Spring lies to the northeast of the...
, northeast of Ain Et Tine, north of Yohmor, west of Mazret Al Chmis and northwest of Libbaya
Libbaya
Libbaya is a small town in the Beka'a Valley of Lebanon, situated in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate. It lies southeast of Sohmor....
.It was the site of a massacre on September 19/20, 1984.