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Naqoura
Sign in to saveAn-Naqoura (, Enn Nâqoura, Naqoura, An Nāqūrah) is a municipality in southern Lebanon. Since March 23, 1978, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been headquartered in An-Naqoura.
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Place details
- Locality
- الناقورة
- Region
- محافظة الجنوب
- Country
- لبنان
- Population
- 24,910
- Timezone
- Asia/Beirut
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- An-Naqoura
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
- Map showing the location of An-Naqoura within Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Lebanon
- Settlement.grid_position
- 163/281 PAL
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tyre District
- Settlement.elevation_max_m
- 60
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- الناقورة
- Country
- Lebanon
- Located in
- Tyre District
- Elevation
- +174
- Official website
- www.alnaqoura.com
- Image
- Minenjagdboot Passau vor Naqoura.jpg
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Demographics
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
An-Naqoura (, Enn Nâqoura, Naqoura, An Nāqūrah) is a municipality in southern Lebanon. Since March 23, 1978, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been headquartered in An-Naqoura.
==Etymology== According to E. H. Palmer (1881), the name means "the horn" or "the trumpet". This name rises from a misconception on the part of the Arab-speaking inhabitants, as the name, [..] Tyre means in Arabic a horn or trumpet; therefore Ras Sur (the headland or ladder of Tyre') is rendered by Nakura, the synonym for Sur. The word is also connected with [..] to peck or perforate."