Zouk Mosbeh

Zouk Mosbeh is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 12 kilometers north of Beirut.

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Type: Town
Description: human settlement
Also known as: “Dhūq Muşbiḩ”, “Zouq Mosbeh”, “Zūq Muşbiḩ”, and “زرق مصبح”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lower Grotto and Bkerké.

Lower Grotto

Cave

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The Jeita Grotto is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres. The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb river valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres north of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lower Grotto is situated 3 km southeast of Zouk Mosbeh.

Bkerké

Monastery

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Bkerké is the episcopal see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, located 350 m above the bay of Jounieh, northeast of Beirut, in Lebanon.

Embassy of the United States of America

Government office

The Embassy of the United States, Beirut is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America located in the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon. A new embassy complex under construction is anticipated to grow to be the second-largest in the world and occupy a 44 acres site. Embassy of the United States of America is situated 3 km southwest of Zouk Mosbeh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zouk Mikael and Jounieh.

Zouk Mikael

Town

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Zouk Mikael is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite and Maronite Catholics.