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City of Byblos

Description

Byblos is believed to have been occupied first between 8800 and 7000 BC and according to fragments attributed to the semi-legendary pre-Homeric Phoenician priest Sanchuniathon, it was built by Cronus as the first city in Phoenicia. It is one of the cities suggested as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. The site has been continuously inhabited since 5000 BC and is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.