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Byblos | |
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Ceity | |
Jubayl | |
![]() Byblos Port | |
Coordinates: 34°07′25″N 35°39′04″E / 34.12361°N 35.65111°E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Govrenorate | Munt Lebanon Govrenorate |
Destrict | Jbeil Destrict |
Area | |
• Ceity | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
• Metro | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Ceity | 40,000 |
• Metro | 100,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialin code | +961 |
Teep | Cultural |
Criteria | iii, iv, vi |
Designatit | 1984 (8t session) |
Reference no. | 295 |
State Pairty | ![]() |
Region | Arab States |
Byblos (Ancient Greek: Βύβλος) is the Greek name o the Phoenicie ceity Gebal (Hebrew: גְבַל; earlier Gubla, Phoenicie: 𐤂𐤁𐤋). It is a Mediterranean ceity in the Munt Lebanon Govrenorate o present-day Lebanon unner the current Arabic name o (جبيل Jubayl) an wis referred tae as Gibelet durin the Crusades an aw. It is thocht tae hae been foondit aroond 5000 BC, an accordin tae fragments attributit tae the semi-legendary pre-Trojan War Phoenician historian Sanchuniathon, it wis biggit bi Cronus as the first ceity in Phoenicie.[1] The day it is believed bi mony tae be the auldest continuously-inhabitit ceity in the warld.