Byblos
Also known as Byblus, Geval, Gibelet, Gubla, Gval, Jbail, Jbeil, Jebail, Jubayl, Mint of Byblus, جبيل
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Arab States
Lebanon
Inscribed
1984
Area
500 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Byblos is about 30 km north-east of Beirut. The nearest other World Heritage site is Qadisha Valley and Cedars of God, about 35 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Beirut · about 1,846,000 peopleabout 30 km south-west
- Zahlé · about 78,000 peopleabout 40 km south-east
- Ṭarābulus · about 530,000 peopleabout 40 km north-east
- Saida · about 174,000 peopleabout 65 km south-west
- Nabatiye et Tahta · about 80,000 peopleabout 85 km south
- Tartus · about 163,000 peopleabout 90 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
LebanonCultural33 km away
LebanonCultural39 km away
LebanonCultural51 km away
LebanonCultural53 km away
LebanonCultural89 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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