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Batroun
Batroun
Batroun is a coastal city in northern Lebanon and one of the oldest cities in the world. The Phoenicians founded Batroun on the southern side of the promontory called in Antiquity, Theoprosopon.
Site Information
Country: Lebanon
District: North Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Phoenician
Later Cultures: Mixed
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Historic Center of Batroun
Date of Submission: 1996
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