Bqerzla

Bqerzala

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بقرزلا
	Bqerzala Location within Lebanon
	Coordinates: 34°30′37″N 36°03′20″E / 34.51028°N 36.05556°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Area
• Total	8.18 km2 (3.16 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	2,608 eligible voters
• Density	319/km2 (826/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Bqerzala (Levantine Arabic: بقرزلا, romanized: Bqerzalā) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The residents are primarily Maronite Christians.^[2]

History

Bqarzla is one of the oldest Christian villages in Akkar. Its name goes back to Syriac and it was known as Beit Qarzal.

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

1 2 Bqerzla, Localiban
1 2 "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)
↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183