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Bzoummar

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Bzoummar
بزمار
Village
Map showing the location of Bzoummar within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°59′14″N 35°40′40″E / 33.98722°N 35.67778°E
Country Lebanon
Governorate Keserwan-Jbeil
District Keserwan
Highest elevation 950 m (3,120 ft)
Lowest elevation 920 m (3,020 ft)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code +961 9

Bzoummar (Arabic: بزمار, romanized: Bzummār; Western Armenian: Զմմառ Zmmar; 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.

References

  1. Back to citation "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.