Byblos

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Byblos is an ancient Phoenician port city in modern-day Lebanon, considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a major center of early writing and trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
ancient city
archaeological site
port city
ancientName Gebal
Gubla
linked to: Gebal
associatedWith development of the Phoenician alphabet
export of cedar wood
papyrus trade to the Aegean
trade with ancient Egypt
climate Mediterranean climate
country Lebanon
culture Canaanite
Phoenician
currentReligionMajority Christianity
currentReligionMinority Islam
describedAs one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world
distanceFromBeirut about 40 kilometers north
etymologyRelatedTo Greek word for papyrus
hasPort Byblos harbor
linked to: Byblos
hasStructure Byblos Castle
Royal necropolis of Byblos
Temple of Baalat Gebal
Temple of the Obelisks
ancient harbor
medieval city wall
historicalLanguage Canaanite languages
Phoenician
linked to: Phoenician language
inception 3rd millennium BCE
knownFor Crusader castle
Phoenician script
linked to: Phoenician alphabet

ancient temples
archaeological remains
early alphabetic writing
maritime trade
medieval city walls
papyrus trade
timber trade
languageNow Arabic
locatedIn Levant
linked to: Levant region

Middle East
Mount Lebanon Governorate
Phoenicia
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
majorDeityWorshipped Adonis
Baalat Gebal
linked to: Astarte
modernName Jbeil
nameInArabic Jubayl
nameInGreek Byblos
nameInPhoenician Gbl
nearbyCity Beirut
partOf Byblos District
linked to: Byblos
religionHistorical polytheism
ruledBy Assyrian Empire
linked to: Assyria

Babylonian Empire
Byzantine Empire
Crusader states
Egyptian Middle Kingdom
Egyptian New Kingdom
Hellenistic kingdoms
Mamluk Sultanate
Ottoman Empire
Persian Achaemenid Empire
linked to: Achaemenid Empire

Roman Empire
timeDepth Bronze Age
Chalcolithic period
Iron Age
Neolithic period
tourismType archaeological tourism
cultural tourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1984
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site

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Lebanon majorCity Byblos
Canaan majorCity Byblos
No Line on the Horizon hasTrack Cedars of Lebanon
linked to: Byblos
National Museum of Beirut notableCollection Byblos royal necropolis finds
linked to: Byblos
Byblos partOf Byblos District
linked to: Byblos
Byblos nameInGreek Byblos
Byblos hasPort Byblos harbor
linked to: Byblos
Baal cultCenter Byblos
Sahure tradeWith Byblos
Mount Lebanon majorCity Byblos
Orange (France) twinTown Byblos
Astarte worshippedIn Byblos
Canaanites notableCity Byblos
El worshipCenter Byblos
Lebanese American University locatedIn Byblos
subject linked to: LAU
Lebanese American University city Byblos
subject linked to: LAU
School of Arts and Sciences (Lebanese American University) locatedIn Byblos
subject linked to: School of Arts and Sciences
Gbl hasNameInGreek Byblos
Gbl locatedInDistrict Byblos District
linked to: Byblos
Gbl hasArchaeologicalSite Byblos city walls
linked to: Byblos
Gbl hasModernName Byblos
Temple of the Obelisks partOf Byblos archaeological site
linked to: Byblos
Temple of Baalat Gebal nearbyStructure Byblos city walls
linked to: Byblos
Royal necropolis of Byblos partOf ancient city of Byblos
linked to: Byblos
Gebal hasModernName Byblos
Gebal hasGreekName Byblos
Byblos Castle locatedIn Byblos
Byblos Castle heritageSiteOf Byblos archaeological site
linked to: Byblos
Byblos Castle partOf Byblos archaeological complex
linked to: Byblos
Byblos Castle hasViewOf Byblos harbor
linked to: Byblos
Jbeil locatedIn Byblos District
linked to: Byblos
Jbeil alternativeName Byblos
Jbeil touristAttraction Byblos archaeological site
linked to: Byblos