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Byblos
Byblos ( ; ), also known as Jbail, Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl (, locally ), is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The area is believed to have been first settled between 8800 and 7000BC and continuously inhabited since 5000BC. During its history, Byblos was part of numerous cultures including Egyptian, Phoenician, Assyrian, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Genoese, 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 Her
Byblos Castle
castle in Byblos
Statue of Pharaoh Osorkon I
Pharaoh Osorkon I, second king of Egypt's 22nd Dynasty (reigned 922–887 BC). The statue bears the cartouche of the king and a Phoenician inscription in the name of Elibaal, king of Byblos, fromerly in the Peytel collection
Temple of the Obelisks
temple in Byblos
Byblian royal inscriptions
Five inscriptions from Byblos written in an early type of Phoenician script
Temple of Baalat Gebal
temple in Byblos
Byblos Necropolis graffito
Phoenician funerary inscription