Bourj Hammoud

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Bourj Hammoud (or Burj Hammud ; Arabic برج حمود Burdsch Hammud , DMG Burǧ Ḥammūd ; Armenian Պուրճ Համուտ ) is a Lebanese community in the Metn district in Mount Lebanon Governorate. It is located east of Beirut and south of Antelias , next to the Beirut freight port.

The Beirut suburb is also known as the "heart of the Armenians " in Lebanon . The residents of the district are predominantly Armenians and descendants of survivors of the death marches in Anatolia as a result of the Armenian genocide .

Bourj Hammoud is a popular Lebanese shopping district for textiles, jewelry, interior furnishings and fine pastries, with streets (pedestrian zone) that look almost European. Most of the streets are named after Armenian cities ( Yerevan ), rivers ( Arax ), or after places formerly populated by Armenians in today's Turkey ( Marasch , Sis ). The signage of the shops is mostly multilingual (Armenian, Arabic, French or English). These languages ​​are also served in the shops. The local dialect is Western Armenian . Bordering Bourj Hammoud is Dora, a transport hub (on the Tripoli-Beirut route) and a hub for buses and taxis.

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history

The district was built on from the 1920s and populated by Armenian refugees. Many of the buildings date from the 1950s. The Armenians have been represented in Lebanon by members of parliament since 1922 . The Bourj Hammoud district was first a separate constituency in 1953. Previously he was part of the Lebanon Mountains constituency . Bourj Hammoud is currently part of the Metn constituency. For several decades, many Armenians have been emigrating to North America. Nevertheless, the district was almost untouched by the fighting during the Lebanese civil war. In addition to the quarter there was a majority of the Shiite population inhabited slums. Its residents, including Hassan Nasrallah , moved to the south of Beirut during the civil war because of the island's location in a Christian area.

On April 24th every year in Lebanon and especially in Bourj Hammoud the memorial day Mez Jeghern ("Great Bloodbath") is celebrated in memory of the genocide of the Armenians with church services and other events.

Attractions

St. Vartan's Church

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Coordinates: 33 ° 54 '  N , 35 ° 32'  E