Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Byblos' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| City in Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon | WIKI |
| Byblos (Arabic: xd8xacxd8xa8xd9x8axd9x84xe2x80x8e Jubayl, locally Jbeil; Greek: xcex92xcfx8dxcexb2xcexbbxcexbfxcfx82; Phoenician: xf0x90xa4x82xf0x90xa4x81xf0x90xa4x8b (GBL), (probably Gubla)) is a city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. | WIKI |
| The Phoenician city, known to the Greeks as Bxc3xbdblos (xcex92xcfx8dxcexb2xcexbbxcexbfxcfx82) and to the Romans as Byblus, was important for their import of papyrus from Egypt. | WIKI |
| [12] The English word "Bible", ultimately deriving from the Greek words bxc3xadblos (xcexb2xcexafxcexb2xcexbbxcexbfxcfx82) and biblxc3xadon (xcexb2xcexb9xcexb2xcexbbxcexafxcexbfxcexbd), may have originated with the Greeks' mispronunciation of the city[3][13][14] or its Egyptian export. | WIKI |
| [16][17] Renan's expedition was to "provide the evidence that the city did not move and that Gebeil is Byblos"[18] | WIKI |
| [36] Fragments attributed to the semi-legendary pre-Homeric Phoenician priest Sanchuniathon say Byblos was the first city erected in Phoenicia and was established by the god Cronus. | WIKI |
| [16] The growing city was evidently a wealthy one and seems to have been an ally (among "those who are on his waters") of Egypt for many centuries. | WIKI |
| During the Greco-Roman period, the temple of Resheph was elaborately rebuilt, and the city, though smaller than its neighbours such as Tyre and Sidon, was a center for the cult of Adonis. | WIKI |
| As Gibelet or Giblet, it came under the rule of the Genoese Embriaco family, who created for themselves the Lordship of Gibelet, first as administrators of the city in the name of the Republic of Genoa, and then as a hereditary fief, undertaking to pay an annual fee to Genoa and to the church of San Lorenzo (Genoa's Cathedral). | WIKI |
| Having voluntarily surrendered to the Mamluks, the city was relatively spared from looting following its capture. | WIKI |
| The 2006 Lebanon War negatively affected the ancient city by covering its harbor and town walls with an oil slick that was the result of an oil spill from a nearby power-plant. | WIKI |
| The Campus is situated on a hill overlooking the city and the Mediterranean Sea. | WIKI |
| The city is known for its fish restaurants, open-air bars, and outdoor cafes. | WIKI |
| Yachts cruise into its harbor today as they did in the 1960s and 1970s when Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra were regular visitors to the city. | WIKI |
| Byblos was chosen by Condxc3xa9 Nast Traveler as the second best city in the Middle East for 2012, beating Tel Aviv and Dubai,[48] and by the World Tourism Organization as the best Arab tourist city for 2013. | WIKI |
| When Islamic forces captured the city, it was transformed into a set of stables. | WIKI |
| It was later given to the Maronites as a gift by Prince Youssef Chehab of Lebanon in the mid-1700s, after they aided him in capturing the city. | WIKI |
| In the southeast section of the historic city, near the entrance of the archaeological site, is an old market where tourists can shop for souvenirs and antiques, or simply stroll along the old cobblestone streets and enjoy the architecture. | WIKI |