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Bqerzla

Coordinates: 34°30′37″N 36°03′20″E / 34.51028°N 36.05556°E / 34.51028; 36.05556
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Bqerzla
بقرزلا
town
Bqerzla is located in Lebanon
Bqerzla
Bqerzla
Coordinates: 34°30′37″N 36°03′20″E / 34.51028°N 36.05556°E / 34.51028; 36.05556
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
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 • Total
8.18 km2 (3.16 sq mi)
Elevation
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260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total
2,608 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Bqerzla (Arabic: بقرزلا) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population is Maronite.[2]

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place as Mukurzela, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Maronites.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bqerzla, Localiban
  2. ^ a b "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 14, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183

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