Naoura

Naoura النوره
village
Naoura Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°37′24″N 36°11′10″E / 34.62333°N 36.18611°E / 34.62333; 36.18611
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Population  (2009)[1]
• Total	374 eligible voters
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Naoura (Arabic: النوره, romanized: an-Nawra, also Noura) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population is mostly Sunni Muslim.^[1]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place as en-Naura, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Alawites and Isma'ilites.^[2]

References

1. "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 22. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184

Bibliography

• Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

• Naoura, Localiban