states: [lebanon]
category: cultural
year: 1984
location: City and district of Jbeil, Governorate of Mount Lebanon
region: Arab States
latitude/longitude: 34.1191700000, 35.6475000000
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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