Mezher مزهر Ծաղկաձոր |
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Mezher
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Coordinates: | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
District | Matn District |
Population | |
• Ethnic groups | Armenians |
• Religions | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Mezher (Arabic: مزهر, Armenian: Ծաղկաձոր, Dzaghgatzor) is a small town in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate. Mezher is administered by the municipality of Bsalim / Mezher / Majzoub.
It is a new town, where most of the population is Armenian. In Mezher the Armenian community has one of the top Armenian schools, Arslanian College and a socio-cultural sport club, Aghpalian. Most of the Armenians of Mezher come from Bourj Hamoud, Achrafieh, Anjar and the other old Armenian quarters.
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