Na'ameh

Na'ameh (Arabic: الناعمة), or Haret en Naameh (Arabic: حارة الناعمة), is a Lebanese coastal town located in the Chouf District, an administrative division of the Mount Lebanon Governorate.[1]

Not to be confused with Nehme.

Na'ameh
الناعمة
Haret en Naameh
Town
Location within Lebanon
Location within Lebanon
Na'ameh
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°44′56″N 35°27′14″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
DistrictChouf
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 • Total80,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sunni Muslims make up the majority of the population, with 60,000 inhabitants. There are also 4,000 Christian Maronites and Druze, as well as many Syrian refugees.

Common families include Mezher,[2] Matar, Fakhreddine, Chahin, Khouri, Atwi, Hammoud, Hatoum, and Hamza.

On 9 December 1988 Israeli commandos attacked Haret en Naameh hills. The attack went badly wrong with the leader of the operation being killed.

On 10 January 1992 an Israeli air strike above Na'ameh killed three members of a Palestinian militia, PFLP-GC. The attack also destroyed a encampment of the Nawar, nomadic gypsies, killing seven women and two children.[3]

Another Israeli airstrike, 15 January 1995, killed three people and caused several other casualties.[4]

See also

References
  1. "List of Lebanese municipalities (may 2016) | Drupal". www.libandata.org. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. "آل مزهر". www.yabeyrouth.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. Middle East International No 417, 24 January 1992, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir p. 12
  4. Middle East International, No 492, 20 January 1995; Gerald Butt p.14


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