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″N 35°36′58″E / 33.97167°N 35.61611°E | |
| 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 spelled Zuq Mikha'il or Zouk Mkayel) is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite and Maronite Catholics. [1]
The town is well known for its Ottoman-era souk (open-air market), a pedestrian market with arcades and shops cafés. It is also home to several monasteries and historic churches, such as the Saint George Church, the open-air Roman-era amphitheatre, which hosts live summer concerts. [2] In 1999, the UNESCO declared Zouk Mikael a "City of Peace". [3]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Zuk Mekayil as a village located in Aklim el-Kesrawan, Northeast of Beirut; the chief seat of the Maronites. [4]
On 27 February 1994 an IED exploded inside the Maronite Notre Dame de La Deliverance Church killing ten worshippers and wounding 60. [5]
Sports
Zouk Mikael is known as the Lebanese city of basketball, as it has the Stade Nouhad Naufal which was completed in 2015. [6] It hosted the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup where the Lebanon national team reached the quarter-finals. [7]
See also
Twin towns
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Eu, France (2003) -
Rueil-Malmaison, France (2009)
References
- ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-16.
- ^ "Amphitheater of Roman Architecture".
- ^ "Qada' (Caza) Keserwan" (PDF). Middle East Airlines. Promenade. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-02.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 193
- ^ Middle East International No 470, 4 March 1994, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Gerald. Butt p.10
- ^ "مجمع نهاد نوفل للرياضة والمسرح".
- ^ "Iran v Lebanon boxscore - FIBA Asia Cup 2017 - 16 August".
Bibliography
External links
- Zouk Mkayel, localiban
- Official Zouk Mikael Municipality website
- Zouk Mikael City online website ( first website created 2002 by Tony J. BEAINO)
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