Naqoura is a small city in southern Lebanon. Since March 23, 1978, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has been headquartered in Naqoura. According to E. H. Palmer, 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 tr…Naqoura is a small city in southern Lebanon. Since March 23, 1978, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has been headquartered in Naqoura. According to E. H. Palmer, 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 is rendered by Nakura, the synonym for Sur. The word is also connected with to peck or perforate."
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