Bziza Explained

Bziza (Arabic: بزيزا) is a village in Koura District of Lebanon. There is a well-preserved Roman temple with three of its frontal portico columns still standing. In Byzantine times a two-apse church known as Our Lady of the Columns was built within its walls.^[1]

The population is primarily but not exclusively Maronite with some Eastern and Greek Orthodox residents.^[2] The population of the town was 348 in 1953.^[3]

External links

• Bziza, Localiban

34.2667°N 84°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.ikamalebanon.com/national_heritage/north_nh/north_cities_nh/bziza.htm Ikama Lebanon website
2. Web site: Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon . The Monthly . 30 October 2016 . 22 . March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf . 3 June 2016 .
3. Web site: 2023-03-24 . 2023-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324182139/https://scholarworks.aub.edu.lb/bitstream/handle/10938/3411/t-122.pdf . 2023-03-24 .