Bzoummar ( ar, بزمار; also spelled ''Bzommar'' or ''Bzemmar'') is a village in the
Keserwan District of the
Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
. It is northeast of Beirut, and has an elevation ranging between above sea level. Bzoummar's inhabitants are predominantly
Maronite
The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the larges ...
and
Armenian Catholics.
Bzoummar is home to a
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...
of the
Armenian Catholic Church
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that was built in 1749, where the image of
Our Lady of Bzommar is venerated.
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Bzoummar localiban
Populated places in Keserwan District
Armenian communities in Lebanon
Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon
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