Byblos
Lebanon
Date of Inscription: 1984
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(vi) City and district of Jbeil, Governorate of Mount Lebanon N34 7 9.012 E35 38 51 Ref: 295 |
Brief Description
The ruins of many successive civilizations are found at Byblos, one of the oldest Phoenician cities. Inhabited since Neolithic times, it has been closely linked to the legends and history of the Mediterranean region for thousands of years. Byblos is also directly associated with the history and diffusion of the Phoenician alphabet.



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