Yohmor, Beqaa
Yohmor or Yohmor al Beqaa (Arabic: يحمر (البقاع الغربي)) is a large village in the Beka'a Valley of Lebanon, situated in the Western Beqaa District in the south of the Beqaa Governorate. It lies south of Sohmor.
Yohmor
يحمر | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Yohmor Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′9″N 35°40′11″E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | Western Beqaa District |
| Elevation | 3,080 ft (940 m) |
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Yahmur as a village on the West side of the Beqaa Valley.[1]
During the 2006 war, the IDF occupied al-Taibe, a village just across the Litani River from Yohmor. It was the site of a bloody battle between the IDF and Hezbollah and cluster munitions were dropped on Yohmor, leaving pock marks in the roads and devastating many buildings.[2]
References
- Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141
- Docherty, Bonnie Lynn; Garlasco, Marc E.; (Organization) Human Rights Watch (2008). Flooding South Lebanon: Israel's use of cluster munitions in Lebanon in July and August 2006. Human Rights Watch. p. 70. GGKEY:8D91263GN9Z. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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