Kaslik

Summary

Kaslik (Arabic: كسليك) is a Maronite town in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. 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.

Kaslik
كسليك
Town
Kaslik is located in Lebanon
Kaslik
Kaslik
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°58′59″N 35°37′05″E / 33.98306°N 35.61806°E / 33.98306; 35.61806
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictKeserwan
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EET)
Jounieh Bay At Sunset 2016

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.

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