Bziza

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]

Temple of Bziza

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]