Zouq Mkayel

• Lebanon
• Zouk Mikael

Description

Zouk Mikael (also 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.

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, and to an open-air, Roman-era amphitheatre, which hosts live summer concerts. In 1999, the UNESCO declared Zouk Mikael a City of Peace