Film director Nigol Bezjian takes CNN on a guided tour of the Bourj Hammoud neighborhood . Bourj Hammoud , on the outskirts of Beirut , is known as Little Armenia . The area has been home to many Armenian families for centuries and was once one of Beirut's most prosperous neighborhoods until it became an epicenter of sectarian violence in recent years.
Film director Nigol Bezjian takes CNN on a guided tour of the Bourj Hammoud neighborhood . Bourj Hammoud , on the outskirts of Beirut , is known as Little Armenia . Bezjian , director of `` Chickpeas , '' says he is Armenian first of all .