Bziza
Sign in to savealt=Temple of Bziza next Amioun North Lebannon|thumb|Temple of Bziza Bziza () 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. The population of the town was 348 in 1953.
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- دار بعشتار
- Region
- محافظة الشمال
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- لبنان
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- Lebanon
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- Koura District
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alt=Temple of Bziza next Amioun North Lebannon|thumb|Temple of Bziza Bziza () 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. The population of the town was 348 in 1953.
==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.
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