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Zouk Mikael

Zouk Mikael is a town and municipality in the of the in . Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite and Maronite Catholics.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Dhūq Mikāyil”, “Zouk Mkayel”, “Zouq Mikael”, “Zouq Mkayel”, “Zuq Mikael”, “Zuq Mikha’il”, and “Zūq Mīkhā’īl”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bkerké and Lower Grotto.

Monastery
Photo: J.Hassoun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the episcopal see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronite Church in , located 350 m above the bay of , northeast of , in Lebanon.

Cave
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The Jeita Grotto is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres. The caves are situated in the river valley within the locality of , 18 kilometres north of the capital . is situated 3½ km southeast of Zouk Mikael.

College
The Collège Mariste Champville is a private Marist Roman Catholic and French-language educational institution set in Dik El Mehdi, , . is situated 4 km south of Zouk Mikael.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jounieh and Sarba.

Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in . It is closely associated with , the capital. is located 16 km to the north of Beirut.

Town
Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town located in the of the in .

Town
Photo: Onceinawhile, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and municipality in the of the in . It is located 12 kilometers north of .

Zouk Mikael

Latitude
33.97013° or 33° 58′ 13″ north
Longitude
35.6214° or 35° 37′ 17″ east
Elevation
89 metres (292 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LB ZUK
Open location code
8G5QXJCC+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4771265938
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
265750
Wiki­data ID
Q2741777
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Zouk Mikael” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ذوق مكايل”
  • Asturian: “Zouk Mikael”
  • Dutch: “Zouk Mikael”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ذوق مكايل”
  • French: “Zouk Mikael”
  • German: “Zouk Mikael”
  • Hebrew: “אל-ד’וק”
  • Hebrew: “זוק מיכאאיל”
  • Hebrew: “זוק מיכאיל”
  • Italian: “Zouk Mikael”
  • Moksha: “Зук Микаэл”
  • Persian: “زوق مكايل”
  • Persian: “زوق مکایل”
  • Polish: “Zouk Mikael”
  • Polish: “Zuk Mikail”
  • Polish: “Zuk Mikajil”
  • Ukrainian: “Зук Мікаель”

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Highlights include Our Lady of Assistance Church and Saint Demetrios Church Zouk.

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