Byblos, or Jbeil, is a coastal region in Mount Lebanon and the first city of Phoenicia, an ancient civilization. It is one of the 20 oldest cities in the world.
The city has been continuously inhabited ever since it has been established in 5,000 B.C. Byblos is full of ancient sites! This region is an open-air museum!
Armenian Genocide Orphans’ “Aram Bezikian” Museum
Beach
Crusader Castle of Gibelet
Date: 12th century
Phoenician port
Date: around 3000 B.C.
Modern And Contemporary Arts Museum
Old souk
Roman amphitheater
Date: around 218 B.C.
Saint John the Baptist Church
Date: 1115
Sultan Abdul Majid Mosque
Date: 12th century
Temple of the Obelisks
Date: between 1900 B.C. and 1600 B.C.
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