Bziza

Temple of Bziza next Amioun North Lebannon
Temple of Bziza

Bziza (Arabic: بزيزا) a village in Koura District of Lebanon with some Eastern Orthodox residents. There is a well-preserved Roman temple with three of its frontal portico columns still standing. In Byzantine times a two-apse church known as Our Lady of the Columns was built within its walls.[1]

The population is Maronite and other confessions.[2]

References

  1. Ikama Lebanon website
  2. "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 22. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

Coordinates: 34°16′N 35°49′E / 34.267°N 35.817°E / 34.267; 35.817

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