Zouk Mikael

Zouk Mikael (Arabic: زوق مكايل‎, also spelled Zuq Mikha'il or Zouk Mkayel) is a Christian town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite and Maronite Catholics.[1]

Zouk Mikael

زوق مكايل

Zuq Mikha'il
Municipality
Zouk Mikael
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°58′18″N 35°36′58″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
DistrictKeserwan
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityElias Ayoub Beainou
Area
 • Total3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961


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 Churcnand d to an open-air, Roman-era amphitheatre, which hosts live summer concerts. In 1999, the UNESCO declared Zouk Mikael a "City of Peace".[2]

The Head of Municipality is Mr. Elias Beaino. Biggest families of Zouk Mikael are distributed into :

Beaino, Aoude, Salamouni, El Khezen, Al Tannoury, Nawfal, Trad, Khalil, Zgheib, Kazan, Dergham, Sfeir, Abi Nader, Abou Nader, Chbeir, Akiki, Abi Warde, Kobayter

Zouk Mikael is known as the city of basketball, It is so famous with the 11 million dollar basketball court, the court of Zouk Mikeal" Nouhad Nouwal Stage & Stadium. Was shinning in 2018-2019 FIBA Asian world Cup Held there for Weeks during every year. Qualifications, Quarter-Final, Semi-Finals&Final Games. The Lebanese National team made great results versus the strongest opponents world teams.

The Golden Tadamon Club since the 1990s. Generations are growing up with the love of their nation club. Tadamon made the Lebanese tournament cups during the era of basketball in Lebanon; those days where celebrated with the brilliant Players Hall of Famers; Tony Madison, Bob Tat the giant, Moussa Moussa, Elie Naser, Marc Kozah, Patrick Seba, Charles Bardawil, and Joe Mansour.

Twin towns

References
  1. "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. "Qada' (Caza) Keserwan" (PDF). Middle East Airlines. Promenade. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-02.
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