Yohmor

Yohmor is a municipality in the of . It is located about 8 km from the town of . It lies above the bend of the , north of the lower Litani and west of the upper Litani. is located on the east side of the village.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Lebanon (Yuhmur e-Shkif)
  • Also known as: “Yohmor al-Shaqif”, “Yohmor, Nabatieh”, and “Yuhmur e-Shkif”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beaufort Castle.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
Beaufort or Belfort Castle, known locally as Qal'at al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnun, is a Crusader fortress in , , about 1 kilometre to the south-south-east of the village of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arnoun and Deir Siryan.

Village
is a municipality 7 kilometres south-east of , in , . The village is located approximately 8 kilometres from the border.

Village
or Deir Seryan is a municipality in the in . By April 2026 it had largely been destroyed by Israeli demolition teams in the 2026 Lebanon War. is situated 3 km southwest of Yohmor.

Village
Photo: Prodrummer619, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality 88 km south of in . Named in honor of Saint Mamas, the town overlooks the and the medieval to the west and the snow-capped summits of to the east. is situated 3 km southeast of Yohmor.

Yohmor

Latitude
33.31237° or 33° 18′ 45″ north
Longitude
35.51775° or 35° 31′ 4″ east
Elevation
515 metres (1,690 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q8G69+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7022485588
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6253964
Wiki­data ID
Q8054497
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Yohmor” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يحمر الشقيف”
  • Arabic: “يحمر”
  • Dutch: “Yohmor, Nabatieh”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “يحمر”
  • French: “Yohmor”
  • German: “Yohmor”
  • Hebrew: “יוחמור”
  • Hebrew: “יֻחְ֫מֻר אֶ-שְׁקִיף”
  • Italian: “Yehmor el Chekif”
  • Persian: “یحمر”
  • Urdu: “یوھمور، نباتییہ”

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