Byblos

Not to be confused with Jubail.

For other uses, see Byblos (disambiguation).

Byblos جُبَيْل Jebeil
City
Byblos Old Town
Byblos Location within Lebanon Byblos Byblos (Middle East)
Coordinates: 34°07′25″N 35°39′07″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Keserwan-Jbeil
District	Byblos
Area
• City	4.16 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
• Metro	17 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Population
• City	40,000
• Metro	100,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961
Website	www.jbail-byblos.gov.lb
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: iii, iv, vi
Reference	295
Inscription	1984 (8th Session)

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Byblos (/ˈbɪblɒs/ BIB-loss; Ancient Greek: Βύβλος), also known as Jbail, 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 and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC. During its history, Byblos was part of numerous cultures including Canaanite, Egyptian, Phoenician, Assyrian, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Umayyad, Abbasid, Genoese, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottoman. Urbanisation is thought to have begun during the third millennium BC when it developed into a city, making it one of the oldest cities in the world, if not the oldest. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.