Bzoummar
Bzoummar بزمار | |
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City | |
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.