
Bziza (Arabic: بزيزا) is a village in the Koura District of Lebanon. 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 of the town was 348 in 1953.[2]
Demographics
In 2014, Christians made up 82.38% and Muslims made up 17.53% of registered voters in Bziza. 61.86% of the voters were Marotine Catholics, 19.21% were Greek Orthodox, 12.37% were Sunni Muslims and 5.15% were Shiite Muslims.[3]
References
- ^ "Bziza". Ikama. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ . 2023-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20230324182139/https://scholarworks.aub.edu.lb/bitstream/handle/10938/3411/t-122.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
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External links
- Bziza Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, Localiban
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