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Byblos

3000 BCE – 300 BCE

One of the world's oldest cities, Phoenician port for papyrus and…

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Landmark · Middle East

Byblos

3000 BCE – 300 BCE

One of the world's oldest cities, Phoenician port for papyrus and cedar

Standing in 3000 BCE

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