Mezher, Lebanon

Mezher مزهر Ծաղկաձոր
—  Town  —
Mezher Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°54′42″N 35°35′33″E / 33.91167°N 35.5925°E / 33.91167; 35.5925Coordinates: 33°54′42″N 35°35′33″E / 33.91167°N 35.5925°E / 33.91167; 35.5925
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon Governorate
District	Matn District
Population
- Ethnic groups	Armenians
- Religions	Armenian Apostolic Church
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)

Mezher (Arabic: مزهر‎, Armenian: Ծաղկաձոր, Dzaghgatzor) is a small town in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate. Mezher is administered by the municipality of Bsalim / Mezher / Majzoub.

Armenians

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.

See also

• Armenians in Lebanon
• Bourj Hamoud
• Anjar
• Antelias