Mezher, Lebanon
Appearance
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Mezher
مزهر Ծաղկաձոր | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 33°54′42″N 35°35′33″E / 33.91167°N 35.59250°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
District | Matn District |
Population | |
• Ethnic groups | Armenians |
• Religions | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Mezher (Arabic: مزهر, Armenian: Ծաղկաձոր, Dzaghgatzor) is a small town[citation needed] in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate.[1] Mezher is administered by the municipality of Bsalim / Mezher / Majzoub.
Population
[edit]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
[edit]Garo Agopian - Folk singer. Li Mezher - Model
See also
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