Bzoummar
| Bzoummar بزمار | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Bzoummar Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′14″N 35°40′40″E / 33.98722°N 35.67778°ECoordinates: 33°59′14″N 35°40′40″E / 33.98722°N 35.67778°E | |
| Country |
 Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| District | Keserwan |
| Highest elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 920 m (3,020 ft) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Dialing code | +961 9 |
Bzoummar (Arabic: بزمار; also spelled Bzommar or Bzemmar) is a village in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is 36 km northeast of Beirut, and has an elevation ranging between 920m and 950m above sea level. Bzoummar's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite and Armenian Catholics.[1] Bzoummar is home to a convent of the Armenian Catholic Church that was built in 1749, where the image of Our Lady of Bzommar is worshipped.
References
- ↑ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (pdf). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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