▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁However , ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁Gh az ir ' s ▁regional ▁role ▁decl ined ▁as ▁Mount ▁Leb anon ▁was ▁polit ically ▁re organ ized . ▁With ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁Leb an ese ▁Republic ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Gh az ir ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁a ▁political ▁rev ival . ▁However , ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁the ▁K es er wan ▁region ▁in ▁general ▁saw ▁an ▁infl ux ▁of ▁Christians ▁coming ▁from ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Leb anon ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 1 9 9 0 ▁Leb an ese ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁significant ▁bo om ▁in ▁the ▁population ▁during ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁put ▁a ▁bur den ▁on ▁the ▁Gh az ir ▁Municip ality ' s ▁capabilities ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁major ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁town ' s ▁traditional ▁architect ural ▁her itage , ▁which ▁had ▁remained ▁largely ▁und ist urbed ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Modern ▁buildings ▁were ▁constructed ▁and ▁roads ▁were ▁built ▁and ▁w iden ed ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁To ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁infrastr ucture , ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁sou k ▁and ▁several ▁old ▁houses ▁were ▁demol ished . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Gh az ir ▁Municip ality ▁under to ok ▁efforts ▁to ▁preserve ▁Gh az ir ' s ▁traditional ▁architecture , ▁particularly ▁with ▁regards ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁sou k , ▁the ▁' Ass af