Bzoummar

Bzoummar
بزمار
City
Map showing the location of Bzoummar within Lebanon
Bzoummar

Location within Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°59′N 35°41′E / 33.983°N 35.683°ECoordinates: 33°59′N 35°41′E / 33.983°N 35.683°E
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon Governorate
District Keserwan District
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 also Bzommar (Arabic: بزمار) is a village in Lebanon. It is 36 km northeast of Beirut at an elevation ranging between 920m and 950m above the Mediterranean. It is part of the Caza of Keserwan. 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. The majority of its citizens are with the Free Patriotic Movement led by General Michel Aoun.