Byblos Castle, Byblos

Name: Byblos Castle
Address: Byblos, Lebanon

#1 among attractions in Byblos

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Byblos Castle is a Crusader castle in Byblos, Lebanon. In Crusader times it was known as the Castle of Gibelet, also spelled Giblet, which belonged to the Genoese Embriaco family, Lords of the city. It is adjacent to the Phoenician archaeological site containing the ruins of the Temple of Baalat Gebal and the Temple of the Obelisks. ()

Local name: قلعة جبيل Coordinates: 34°7'11"N, 35°38'47"E

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Byblos Lebanon

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Byblos Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wax Museum, Temple of the Obelisks, Temple of Baalat Gebal, Armenian Genocide Orphans’ “Aram Bezikian” Museum.

~640 ftN
History museum, Museum
Wax Museum, Byblos
4 min walk • The Byblos Wax Museum is a wax museum in Byblos, Lebanon. This museum displays wax statues and life scenes from the Phoenician era to the modern times.
~430 ftSE
Temple
Temple of the Obelisks, Byblos
3 min walk • The Temple of the Obelisks, also known as the L-shaped Temple and Temple of Resheph was an important Bronze Age temple structure in the World Heritage Site of Byblos. It is considered "perhaps the most spectacular" of the ancient structures of Byblos. It is the best preserved building in the Byblos archaeological site.
~290 ftSW
Temple
Temple of Baalat Gebal, Byblos
2 min walk • The Temple of Baalat Gebal was an important Bronze Age temple structure in the World Heritage Site of Byblos. The temple was dedicated to Ba'alat Gebal, the goddess of the city of Byblos, known later to the Greeks as Atargatis.
~740 ftSE
34°7'7"N • 35°38'54"E
Armenian Genocide Orphans’ “Aram Bezikian” Museum, Byblos
4 min walk • History museum, Museum

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Nearby attractions include Temple of Baalat Gebal, Byblos (2 min walk), Temple of the Obelisks, Byblos (3 min walk), Wax Museum, Byblos (4 min walk), Armenian Genocide Orphans’ “Aram Bezikian” Museum, Byblos (4 min walk).