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Byblos
(Byb¦los)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbɪblɒs/
an ancient Mediterranean seaport, situated on the site of modern Jebeil, to the north of Beirut in Lebanon. It became a thriving Phoenician city in the 2nd millennium
bc
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