Byblos
Byblos (بيبلوس), also known by its Arabic name of Jbeil (جبَيل), is an ancient Phoenician city located about 35 kilometers north of the capital Beirut in modern day Lebanon. The city has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a popular daytrip from the capital. Wikivoyage
Before you go
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Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Byblos Archaeological Site Archaeological site · 370 m -
Byblos Castle Yes · 330 m -
Wax Museum Museum · 410 m -
Memory of Time Museum · 420 m - Orphans' "Aram Bezikian" Museum Museum · 220 m
- Persian fortress Castle · 190 m
- Nymphaeum Ruins · 290 m
- Othman Al Housami House Attraction · 490 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.
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