Thursday, November 25, 2021

Byblos, Lebanon - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Byblos, Lebanon

Weather: Cloudy with showers, 61/71F.

Route: From Baalbek 90 km west on Aannaya road.

Population: 40,000

Significance: One of the oldest continuously inhabited places on the planet. During the Phoenician period it was important in the development of the first alphabet.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

The ruined port of Byblos (from whc.unesco.org)

Temple of the Obelisks (from whc.unesco.org)



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