🏛️ Byblos

Lebanon · Asia · Cultural · 34.12°N, 35.65°E

Byblos, also known as Jbail, Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl, is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The area is believed to have been first settled between 8800 and 7000 BC and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC. During its history, Byblos was part of numerous cultures including Canaanite, Egyptian, Phoenician, Assyrian, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Umayyad, Abbasid, Genoese, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottoman. Urbanisation is thought to have begun during the third millennium BC when it developed into a city, making it one of the oldest cities in the world, if not the oldest. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Quick facts

Country	Lebanon
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	34.12°N, 35.65°E · view on map

Byblos is a cultural World Heritage site in Lebanon, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Byblos was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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