Zouk Mikael

Zouk Mikael (Levantine Arabic: ذوق مكايل, romanized: Zūq Mikāyel, 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]

Country Lebanon

Elevation

70 m (230 ft)

TimezoneUTC+2 (EET)

Dialing code+961

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Zouk Mikael ذوق مكايل Zuq Mikha'il
Municipality
Zouk Mikael and Beirut from Adma
Zouk Mikael Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°58′18″N 35°36′58″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

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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]