Byblos (/ ˈbɪblɒs / BIB-loss; Ancient Greek: Βύβλος), also known as Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl (Arabic: جُبَيْل, romanized: Jubayl, locally Jbeil [ʒ (ə)beːl]), is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The area is believed to have been first settled between 8800 and 7000 BC [1] and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC. [2] .

Byblos Mediterranean Grill offers the largest selection of specialty lamb dishes in the city; featuring kabobs, chops and racks, along with fresh, house-made hummus, Shawarma and seafood dishes.

Byblos, ancient seaport, the site of which is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea about 20 miles (30 km) north of the modern city of Beirut, Lebanon. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in the world.

Sep 2, 2009 · Byblos was the ancient Phoenician port city of Gebal (called Byblos by the Greeks) on the coast of the Mediterranean sea in what is, today, Lebanon.

Byblos Castle (Arabic: قلعة جبيل) is a Crusader castle in Byblos, Lebanon. In Crusader times it was known as the Castle of Gibelet / ˈdʒɪbəlɪt, ˈdʒɪblɪt /, also spelled Giblet, which belonged to the Genoese Embriaco family, Lords of the city. [1][2] It is adjacent to the Phoenician archaeological site containing the ruins of ...

The coastal town of Byblos is located on a cliff of sandstone 40 km North of Beirut. Continuously inhabited since Neolithic times, Byblos bears outstanding witness to the beginnings of the Phoenician civilization.

Apr 23, 2016 · The modern port city of Byblos is built upon multiple layers of ancient ruins. It was given its name by the Greeks, who imported papyrus from the city, which has a history of diverse cultures closely related to the Mediterranean for millennia.

Byblos (in Arabic ‘Jbail’) in Lebanon is one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities, as attested by the incredibly diverse ages of its ruins. Thought to have first inhabited sometime around the 5th millennium BC, Byblos began as a Neolithic village of fisherman.

*from the fourth millennium b.c since the first dynasty in egypt byblos was a very active center for commerce and became the key port city on the levantine coast. *byblos ruins sites contains layers of civilizations from the neolithic to phoenicians to persians to greeks to romans to the arabs invasion and crusaders era.

Sep 12, 2024 · Explore Byblos, Lebanon, the world's longest continuously inhabited city. Learn about its 7,000-year history, its role in ancient civilizations, and its rich archaeological and cultural heritage.