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Naoura

Coordinates: 34°37′24″N 36°11′10″E / 34.62333°N 36.18611°E / 34.62333; 36.18611
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Naoura
النوره
village
Naoura is located in Lebanon
Naoura
Naoura
Coordinates: 34°37′24″N 36°11′10″E / 34.62333°N 36.18611°E / 34.62333; 36.18611
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total374 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

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

The population is mostly Sunni Muslim.[1]

History

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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

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  1. ^ 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 25 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184

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