Zouk Mosbeh (

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: زوق مصبح) is a town and municipality in the

Keserwan District Keserwan District ( ar, قضاء كسروان, transliteration: ''Qaḍā' Kisrawān'') is a district (''qadaa'') in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon, to the northeast of Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital, Jounieh, is overwhelmingly Maron ...

of the

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. It is located 12 kilometers north of

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. Zouk Mosbeh's average elevation is 170 meters above sea level and its total land area is 453

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s. Its inhabitants are predominantly

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s and Christians from other denominations. There are three schools in the town, one public and two private, which together enrolled a total of 4,633 students in 2005–2006. There were 167 businesses with over five employees operating in Zouk Mosbeh as of 2006. Zouk Mosbeh is well known for a cave called the King's Cave and is home to the Notre Dame University – Louaize. The town is home to the Hall of Fame Museum which contains fifty silicone models of famous

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, and several of them are animated. It is also home to the Christ the King Convent and the base of the

Association for the Protection of the Lebanese Heritage The Association for the Protection of the Lebanese Heritage or APLH is a cultural heritage, non-governmental organization based in Zouk Mosbeh, Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. The association was originally formed in March 2010 by a ...

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted ''Zuk Musbah'' as a village located in ''Aklim el-Kesrawan, Northeast of Beirut; the chief seat of the Maronites''.

Industrial Zone

The city is known for its industrial zone which contains numerous shops. It has been hit with an explosion in 2007 causing one death and 3 injuries, but was rebuilt and started operating properly since then.

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External links

Photographs of the King's Cave, Zouk Mosbeh

Christ The King Convent, Zouk Mosbeh - Wikimapia
Populated places in Keserwan District Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon {{Lebanon-geo-stub