Byblos is widely cited by historians and UNESCO as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with evidence of settlement dating back thousands of years. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
Record no. MRB-2026-006497
Byblos, One of the World's Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities
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