Naqoura, Lebanon
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Naqoura, Lebanon is a coastal town in southern Lebanon best known as the base of operations and headquarters for the United Nations peacekeeping mission UNIFIL.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naqoura, Lebanon canonical | 1 |
| municipality of Naqoura | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| borderFunction | UN liaison point between Lebanon and Israel ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal towns in Lebanon
ⓘ
Populated places in Tyre District ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| coast | Mediterranean coast of Lebanon ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
South Lebanon conflict ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 33.118°N 35.139°E ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| countryBorderProximity | near border with Israel ⓘ |
| demographics | small-town population size ⓘ |
| elevation | low elevation coastal area ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Naqoura, Lebanon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
municipality of Naqoura
|
| hasFacility |
UN observation and communication facilities
ⓘ
UNIFIL headquarters building ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
UNIFIL airfield/helipad facilities
ⓘ
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ⓘ
surface form:
UNIFIL logistical base
|
| hasMilitaryPresence |
UN peacekeepers
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations peacekeeping forces
|
| hasNearbyFeature |
Israel–Syria ceasefire line
ⓘ
surface form:
UN demarcation line (Blue Line)
|
| hasRoadConnection | coastal highway between Tyre and the Lebanese–Israeli border ⓘ |
| hasRole |
base of operations for UNIFIL
ⓘ
headquarters of UNIFIL ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | served as main UNIFIL HQ since late 1970s ⓘ |
| hosts |
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
ⓘ
surface form:
UNIFIL headquarters compound
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
southern Lebanon
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Lebanon
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
South Governorate
ⓘ
Tyre District ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Rosh HaNikra (Israeli border area) ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Tyre ⓘ |
| nearbySea |
Levantine Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Mediterranean Sea
|
| officialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lebanese coastal towns
ⓘ
UNIFIL area of operations ⓘ |
| postalCountry | LB ⓘ |
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| religion | predominantly Shia Islam community ⓘ |
| securityStatus | heavily monitored by UN and Lebanese authorities ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
logistics hub for UN peacekeeping in southern Lebanon
ⓘ
monitoring Lebanese–Israeli border ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| transport | served mainly by road ⓘ |
| UNPresenceSince | 1978 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Naqoura
this entity surface form:
municipality of Naqoura