Bzoummar
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bzoummar
| native_name = بزمار
| native_name_lang = ar
| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_alt = Map showing the location of Bzoummar within Lebanon
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Lebanon
| coordinates = {{coord|33|59|14|N|35|40|40|E|region:LB_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagcountry|Lebanon}}
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Keserwan-Jbeil
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Keserwan
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| elevation_min_m = 920
| elevation_max_m = 950
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| timezone1 = EET
| utc_offset1 = +2
| timezone1_DST = EEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +3
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| area_code = +961 9
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Bzoummar ({{langx|ar|بزمار}}; also spelled Bzommar or Bzemmar) is a village in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is {{cvt|36|km|mi}} northeast of Beirut, and has an elevation ranging between {{cvt|920|and|950|m|ft}} above sea level. Bzoummar's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite and Armenian Catholics.{{cite web |title=Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban |url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/Elections_municipales_libanaises_2010_-_Mont-Liban.pdf |website=Localiban |publisher=Localiban |accessdate=2016-02-12 |page=19 |format=pdf |date=2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724081015/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/Elections_municipales_libanaises_2010_-_Mont-Liban.pdf |archivedate=2015-07-24 }} 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.
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External links
- [http://www.localiban.org/bzoummar-6151 Bzoummar], localiban
{{Keserwan District}}
Category:Populated places in Keserwan District
Category:Armenian communities in Lebanon
Category:Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon
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