Zouk Mikael
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 | |
| 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'ilorZouk Mkayel) is a town and municipality in theKeserwan Districtof theKeserwan-Jbeil GovernorateinLebanon.Its inhabitants are predominantlyMelkiteandMaroniteCatholics.[1] most famous dog: Naïs
The town is well known for itsOttoman-erasouk(open-air market), a pedestrian market witharcadesand shops cafés. It is also home to several monasteries and historic churches, such as theSaint GeorgeChurch, the open-airRoman-eraamphitheatre,which hosts live summer concerts.[2]In 1999, theUNESCOdeclared Zouk Mikael a "City of Peace".[3]
History
[edit]In 1838,Eli SmithnotedZuk Mekayilas a village located inAklim el-Kesrawan, Northeast of Beirut; the chief seat of the Maronites.[4]
On 27 February 1994 anIEDexploded inside theMaroniteNotre Dame de La Deliverance Church killing ten worshippers and wounding 60.[5]
Sports
[edit]Zouk Mikael is known as the Lebanese city ofbasketball,as it has theStade Nouhad Naufalwhich was completed in 2015.[6]It hosted the2017 FIBA Asia Cupwhere theLebanon national teamreached the quarter-finals.[7]
See also
[edit]Twin towns
[edit]
Eu,France (2003)- Rueil-Malmaison,France (2009)
References
[edit]- ^"Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban"(PDF).Localiban.Localiban. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-02-16.
- ^"Amphitheater of Roman Architecture".
- ^"Qada' (Caza) Keserwan"(PDF).Middle East Airlines.Promenade. p. 30. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2005-11-02.
- ^Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p.193
- ^Middle East International No 470, 4 March 1994, PublishersLord Mayhew,Dennis Walters MP;Gerald. Butt p.10
- ^"مجمع نهاد نوفل للرياضة والمسرح".
- ^"Iran v Lebanon boxscore - FIBA Asia Cup 2017 - 16 August".
Bibliography
[edit]External links
[edit]- 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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