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./staff.aub.edu.lb It lies southeast of Machgara, northeast of Ain Et Tine, 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, north of Yohmor inhabited by Metawileh.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141 It is a Shiite village.
It was the site of the 1984 Sohmor massacre committed by Druze members of the South Lebanon Army, backed by the Israel Defense Forces.
Geography lies at an elevation of 839m above sea level in the western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Government, south of Lake Qaraoun on the Litani River. The town is situated approximately 89 km southeast of Beirut, 49 km from Zahlé, the governorate's administrative center, nd 20 km from Jib Jannine, the district's administrative center.
Demographics According to Lebanon's 2014 Ministry of Interior electoral register, Sohmor had 3,824 registered voters, comprising 1,914 women and 1,910 men. The rolls recorded 288 distinct family surnames among 3,817 individual voter entries. The town's population is predominantly Shia Muslim.
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External links Sohmor, Localiban Video