Wadi El Haour

Wadi El Haour
وادي الحور
village
Wadi El Haour is located in Lebanon
Wadi El Haour
Wadi El Haour
Coordinates: 34°36′32″N 36°09′17″E / 34.60889°N 36.15472°E / 34.60889; 36.15472
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
[1]
 • Total0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
185 m (607 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total394 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing 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]

References

  1. ^ a b Wadi El Haour, Localiban
  2. ^ a b "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 22. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184

Bibliography