Mezher, Lebanon Explained

Official Name:Mezher
Native Name:مزهر
Ծաղկաձոր
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Mount Lebanon Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Matn District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnic groups
Population Blank1:Armenians
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Blank2:Armenian Apostolic Church
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.9117°N 35.5925°W

Mezher (Armenian: Ծաղկաձոր, Dzaghgatzor) is a small town in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate. Mezher is administered by the municipality of Bsalim / Mezher / Majzoub.

Population

It is a new town, where most of the population is Armenian. In Mezher the Armenian community has one of the top Armenian schools, Arslanian College and a socio-cultural sport club, Aghpalian. Most of the Armenians of Mezher come from Bourj Hamoud, Achrafieh, Anjar and the other old Armenian quarters.

Famous people

Garo Agopian - Folk singer.Li Mezher - Model

See also