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Byblos
Byblos
Byblos
Byblos, Jubayl, is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It was built by Cronus as the first city in Phoenicia. It is one of the cities suggested as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world and the site has been continuously inhabited since 5000 BC. The city was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
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Country: Lebanon
District: Mount Lebanon Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Fifth Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Neolithic
Later Cultures: Phoenician + Roman + Crusader + Islamic
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Byblos
Date of Inscription: 1984
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