Wadi El Haour Explained

Wadi El Haour
Native Name:وادي الحور
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Akkar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Akkar
Coordinates:34.6089°N 36.1547°W
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.73
Elevation M:185
Population Total:394 eligible voters
Population As Of:2009
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+961

Wadi El Haour (Arabic: وادي الحور) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population is mostly Sunni Muslim.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Wady el-Hawar, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Greek Orthodox.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.localiban.org/wadi-el-haour Wadi El Haour
  2. Web site: Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon . The Monthly . 20 August 2021 . 17, 22 . March 2010 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf . 3 June 2016 .
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184