Na'ameh Explained

Na'ameh
Other Name:Haret en Naameh
Native Name:الناعمة
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Town
Image Alt:Na'ameh
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Location within Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Mount Lebanon
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chouf
Elevation M:100
Population Total:80,000
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:33.7489°N 35.4539°W
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Na'ameh (Arabic: الناعمة), or Haret en Naameh (Arabic: حارة الناعمة|links=no), is a Lebanese coastal town located in the Chouf District, an administrative division of the Mount Lebanon Governorate.[1]

Sunni Muslims make up the majority of the population, with 60,000 inhabitants. There are also 4,000 Christian Maronites and Druze, as well as many Syrian refugees.

Common family names include Mezher,[2] Matar, Fakhreddine, Chahin, Khouri, Atwi, Hammoud, Hatoum, and Hamza.

On 9 December 1988 Israeli commandos attacked Haret en Naameh hills. The attack went badly wrong with the leader of the operation being killed.

On 10 January 1992, an Israeli air strike above Na'ameh killed three members of a Palestinian militia, PFLP-GC. The attack also destroyed an encampment of the Nawar, nomadic gypsies, killing seven women and two children.[3]

Another Israeli airstrike, on 15 January 1995, killed three people and caused several other casualties.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Lebanese municipalities (may 2016) Drupal. www.libandata.org. 2020-01-18.
  2. Web site: آل مزهر. 2020-10-14. www.yabeyrouth.com.
  3. Middle East International No 417, 24 January 1992, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir p. 12
  4. Middle East International, No 492, 20 January 1995; Gerald Butt p.14