Byblos

Byblos
Ceity
Jubayl
Byblos Port
Byblos Port
Map showin the location o Byblos athin Lebanon
Map showin the location o Byblos athin Lebanon
Byblos
Location athin Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°07′25″N 35°39′04″E / 34.12361°N 35.65111°E / 34.12361; 35.65111
Kintra Lebanon
GovrenorateMunt Lebanon Govrenorate
DestrictJbeil Destrict
Area
 • Ceity5 km2 (2 sq mi)
 • Metro
17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population
 • Ceity40,000
 • Metro
100,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialin code+961
TeepCultural
Criteriaiii, iv, vi
Designatit1984 (8t session)
Reference no.295
State Pairty Lebanon
RegionArab 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.

  1. The Theology Of The Phœnicians: From Sanchoniatho

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