Bzoummar | |
Native Name: | بزمار |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Bzoummar within Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 33.9872°N 35.6778°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Keserwan-Jbeil |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Keserwan |
Elevation Min M: | 920 |
Elevation Max M: | 950 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +961 9 |
Bzoummar (Arabic: بزمار; also spelled Bzommar or Bzemmar) is a village in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is northeast of Beirut, and has an elevation ranging between above sea level. Bzoummar's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite and Armenian Catholics.[1] Bzoummar is home to a monastery of the Armenian Catholic Church that was built in 1749, where the image of Our Lady of Bzommar is venerated.