Kaslik
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Kaslik كسليك | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 33°58′59″N 35°37′05″E / 33.98306°N 35.61806°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
District | Keserwan |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EET) |
Kaslik (Arabic: كسليك) is a town in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon.[1] The town is home to a variety of 18th-century limestone houses, and a number of historic churches. However, the area was also subject to the rampant development during the Lebanese economic boom of the mid-twentieth century and has become heavily urbanized and now features a variety of factories and industrial plants within its borders. The vast majority of the population is composed by Maronite Christians
Kaslik is today a hub for fishing and leisure ports as well as resorts, hotels, beaches and a shopping area. The town is also home to the USEK University and to international restaurants and cafes.