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Bzommar Latitude and Longitude:

33°59′14″N 35°40′40″E / 33.98722°N 35.67778°E / 33.98722; 35.67778
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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 / 33.98722°N 35.67778°E / 33.98722; 35.67778
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; 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. ^ "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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