Bziza

Bziza is a Maronite village in Koura District of Lebanon with some Eastern Orthodox residents. There is a well-preserved Roman temple with three of its frontal portico columns still standing. In Byzantine times a two-apse church known as Our Lady of the Columns was built within its walls.[1]

References

  1. Ikama Lebanon website

Coordinates: 34°16′N 35°49′E / 34.267°N 35.817°E / 34.267; 35.817

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