Byblos World Heritage Site

Official name

Byblos | UNESCO

Country

Lebanon | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

City and district of Jbeil, Governorate of Mount Lebanon
34.1191° Lat, 35.6455° Lon | Map

Code

295

Time Zone

Asia/Beirut (EET, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1984. 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.