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Naqoura
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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.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.

Vinony's link graph records 154 inbound references to Naqoura, and connects out to United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Lebanese Shia Muslims and Ladder of the Tyrians.

It sits within the topics Israel–Lebanon relations, Populated places in the Israeli security zone 1985–2000 and Populated places in Tyre District.

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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
Settlement.population_total
4150
Settlement.population_as_of
2010
Settlement.timezone
+2
Settlement.timezone_DST
+3
Settlement.website
http://www.alnaqoura.com/

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Wikidata facts

Official name
الناقورة
Country
Lebanon
Located in
Tyre District
Elevation
174
Official website
www.alnaqoura.com
Image
Minenjagdboot Passau vor Naqoura.jpg
Dialing code
1
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Commons category
Naqoura
native label
الناقورة
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • 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."

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Naqoura” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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