Bzoummar

Bzoummar (Arabic: بزمار; also spelled Bzommar or Bzemmar) is a village in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is 36 km (22 mi) northeast of Beirut, and has an elevation ranging between 920 and 950 m (3,020 and 3,120 ft) above sea level. Bzoummar's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite and Armenian Catholics.[1] Bzoummar is home to a monastery of the Armenian Catholic Church that was built in 1749, where the image of Our Lady of Bzommar is venerated.

Bzoummar
بزمار
Village
Map showing the location of Bzoummar within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Bzoummar within Lebanon
Bzoummar
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°59′14″N 35°40′40″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictKeserwan
Highest elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Lowest elevation
920 m (3,020 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961 9

References

  1. "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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