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  • Batroun

    Batroun is a coastal city located in North Governorate in northern Lebanon. The city, which considered one of the oldest cities in the world, was founded by Phoenicians in the 2nd millennium BC on the southern side of the promontory called in Antiquity, Theoprosopon. The city is distinguished by its ancient history, starting from the Greek and Roman periods until the Ottoman period.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, The historic center of the city of Batroun.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Batroun
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    Batroun
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    Elevation: 6 m
    32℃

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    Humidity: 58%
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    Batroun

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2019

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Lebanon

    North Governorate

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    Second Millennium BC

    Phoenician

    Mixed

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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