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
  Total0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Elevation185 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. 1 2 Wadi El Haour, Localiban
  2. 1 2 "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

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