Byblos
Sign in to saveByblos ( ; ), 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
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Byblos is an ancient city on the coast of Lebanon that has been continuously inhabited since around 5000 BC, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. Throughout its long history, it was home to many different civilizations including the Egyptians, Phoenicians, Romans, and Ottomans, and it is now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Place details
- Locality
- جبيل
- Region
- محافظة كسروان جبيل
- Country
- لبنان
- Population
- 20,784
- Timezone
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29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History and archaeology
- Neolithic and Chalcolithic levels
- Dunand's five-level stratigraphy
- Early Bronze
- Middle Bronze
- Late Bronze
- Amarna period
- Ramesside period
- Iron Age
- Phoenician period
- Assyrian period
- Persian period
- Classical antiquity
- Crusader, Mamluk, Ottoman period
- Contemporary history
- Demographics
- Education
- Tourism
- The Byblos archaeological site
- Other historic buildings
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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 Heritage Site.
It was in Ancient Byblos that the Phoenician alphabet, the ancestor of the Greek, Latin and all other Western alphabets, was developed.
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