- Zouk Mikael
Infobox City Lebanon
official_name = Zouk Mikael
native_name = زوق مكايل
governorate = Mount Lebanon Governorate
district = Keserwan District|elevation_m_lo =100 |elevation_m_hi=200
mapx = 33.9717
mapy = 35.6161Zouk Mikael (Arabic زوق مكايل) is a town in the
Keserwan District ofMount Lebanon . The town is famous for its Ottoman era oldsouk , which was renovated and restored in1995 . [ [http://www.mea.com.lb/NR/rdonlyres/6DB1F267-D07B-4612-84D1-D223A69DBE4F/0/keserwan.pdf layout_CAZA KESEROUAN ] ] The souk is a pedestrian market with arcades and numerous shops and sidewalk cafés.In addition to numerous monasteries and historic churches, such as the
Saint George Church, Zouk Mikael is home to an open-air, Roman-styleamphitheatre , which hosts live summer concerts. In1999 , theUNESCO chose Zouk Mikael as "City of Peace." [ [http://www.mea.com.lb/NR/rdonlyres/6DB1F267-D07B-4612-84D1-D223A69DBE4F/0/keserwan.pdf layout_CAZA KESEROUAN ] ]Zouk Mikael has been twinned with Eu,
France since2003 .References
External links
* [http://www.zoukmikael.gov.lb/ Official Zouk Mikael city website]
* [http://www.zoukmikael.com/ Zouk Mikael City online website ( first website created 2002)]
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