Bzoummar

Bzoummar بزمار
Village
Bzoummar Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°59′14″N 35°40′40″E / 33.98722°N 35.67778°E / 33.98722; 35.67778Coordinates: 33°59′14″N 35°40′40″E / 33.98722°N 35.67778°E / 33.98722; 35.67778
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

Keserwan District, Mount Lebanon Governorate Capital: Jounieh Towns and villages Adma Ain el-Rihaneh Aintoura Ajaltoun Ashqout Azra Ballouneh Batha Bkerké Bzommar Daraya Dlebta Faitroun Faraya Ghazir Ghebaleh Ghineh Ghosta Harissa-Daraoun Hrajel Jeita Jouret Bedran Jouret el-Termos Jwar el-Hous Kaslik Kfardebian Kleiat Mayrouba Rayfoun Safra Sehaileh Tabarja Yahchouch Zouk Mikael Zouk Mosbeh Notable landmarks Our Lady of Lebanon Commemorative stelae of Nahr el-Kalb Jeita Grotto