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Byblos
Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, a main Canaanite-Phoenician city / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Byblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal (Greek: Βύβλος; Hebrew: גְבַל; earlier Gubla/Phoenician:𐤂𐤁𐤋). It is said to be the oldest city in the world (according to the ancient historian Philo of Byblos).
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Byblos | |
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City | |
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Coordinates: 34°07′25″N 35°39′04″E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
District | Jbeil District |
Area | |
• City | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
• Metro | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) |
Population | |
• City | 40,000 |
• Metro | 100,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | iii, iv, vi |
Designated | 1984 (8th session) |
Reference no. | 295 |
State Party | Lebanon |
Region | Arab States |
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