byblos

City in Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon

Byblos (Arabic: جبيل‎ Jubayl, locally Jbeil; Greek: Βύβλος; Phoenician: 𐤂𐤁𐤋, is a city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is believed to have been first occupied between 8800 and 7000 BC and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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