Temple of Baalat Gebal, Byblos

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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. Built in 2800 BCE, it was the largest and most important sanctuary in ancient Byblos, and is considered to be "one of the first monumental structures of the Syro-Palestinian region". Two centuries after the construction of the Temple of Baalat Gebal, the Temple of the Obelisks was built approximately 100m to the east. ()

Coordinates: 34°7'9"N, 35°38'45"E

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Temple of Baalat Gebal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~290 ftNE
12th-century castle built by Crusaders
Byblos Castle, Byblos
2 min walk • 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.
~850 ftN
History museum, Museum
Wax Museum, Byblos
5 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.
~450 ftE
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.
~800 ftE
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 Byblos Castle, Byblos (2 min walk), Temple of the Obelisks, Byblos (3 min walk), Armenian Genocide Orphans’ “Aram Bezikian” Museum, Byblos (4 min walk), Wax Museum, Byblos (5 min walk).