Zouk Mikael ذوق مكايل Zuq Mikha'il | |
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Municipality | |
 Zouk Mikael and Beirut from Adma | |
  Zouk Mikael Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates:33°58′18″N35°36′58″E / 33.97167°N 35.61611°E /33.97167; 35.61611 | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Keserwan |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Elias Ayoub Beainou |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Zouk Mikael (Arabic:ذوق مكايل, also spelledZuq Mikha'il orZouk Mkayel) is a town and municipality in theKeserwan District of theKeserwan-Jbeil Governorate inLebanon. Its inhabitants are predominantlyMelkite andMaronite Catholics.[1]
The town is well known for itsOttoman-erasouk (open-air market), a pedestrian market witharcades and shops cafés. It is also home to several monasteries and historic churches, such as theSaint George Church, the open-airRoman-eraamphitheatre, which hosts live summer concerts.[2] In 1999, theUNESCO declared Zouk Mikael a "City of Peace".[3]
In 1838,Eli Smith notedZuk Mekayil as a village located inAklim el-Kesrawan, Northeast of Beirut; the chief seat of the Maronites.[4]
On 27 February 1994 anIED exploded inside theMaronite Notre Dame de La Deliverance Church killing ten worshippers and wounding 60.[5]
Zouk Mikael is known as the Lebanese city ofbasketball, as it has theStade Nouhad Naufal which was completed in 2015.[6] It hosted the2017 FIBA Asia Cup where theLebanon national team reached the quarter-finals.[7]
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