Byblos, Lebanon

Lebanon

Byblos, Lebanon reaches 164 Bunkabop connections across 4165 places and 21 topics, spanning ancient history, archaeology, religion, and music. Ancient texts describe it as the first city erected in Phoenicia, founded by the god El, and excavations beginning in 1925 traced occupation back to Pre-Pottery Neolithic B layers dated between 8800 and 7000 BC. Its connections overlap strongly with Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria. The Crusaders rebuilt Byblos Castle in 1197, and the city drew visitors like Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra in the 1960s and 1970s.

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