Byblos Castle is a Crusader castle in Byblos, Lebanon. In Crusader times it was known as the Castle of Gibelet/ˈdʒɪbəlɪt,ˈdʒɪblɪt/, also spelled Giblet, which belonged to the Genoese Embriaco family, Lords of the city.[1][2] It is adjacent to the Phoenician archaeological site containing the ruins of the Temple of Baalat Gebal and the Temple of the Obelisks.
^G. Massiot & cie. "Crusader Castle, Byblos: Overall view, castle and surrounding groves". Architectural Lantern Slides of Lebanon. Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Retrieved 15 December 2017. Byblos... Under the name of Gibelet or Giblet...
to jido ByblosCastle is a Crusader castle in Byblos, Lebanon. In Crusader times it was known as the Castle of Gibelet /ˈdʒɪbəlɪt, ˈdʒɪblɪt/, also spelled...
medieval part of Byblos is surrounded by walls running about 270m from east to west and 200m from north to south. ByblosCastleByblosCastle was built by...
holy gods of Byblos— (5-6) YMT YḤMLK WŠNTW / ‘L GBL YMT YḤMLK WŠNTW / ‘L GBL [may these gods prolong] Yehimilk's days and his years over Byblos, (6-7) K MLK...
Beirut Castle, demolished in the late 19th century Belhacem, 33°34′24″N 35°28′36″E / 33.57333°N 35.47667°E / 33.57333; 35.47667 ByblosCastle Citadel...
This is an alphabetical list of castles in Lebanon. Beaufort Castle, Lebanon Belhacem ByblosCastle Scandelion Castle or Kherbet Iskandaroûna in Chamaa...
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masterpiece by all means. ByblosCastle is a medieval castle in the town of Byblos, Lebanon. Originally a Phoenician stronghold, the castle was built over a white...
are five inscriptions from Byblos written in an early type of Phoenician script, in the order of some of the kings of Byblos, all of which were discovered...
Sidon's Sea Castle (Arabic: قلعة صيدا البحرية, romanized: Kalaat Saida al-Bahriya) was built by the crusaders in the thirteenth century as a fortress of...
700515; 35.583613 Moussa Castle is a castle between Deir el Qamar and Beit ed-Dine in Lebanon. The 3,500 sq m (37,673 sq ft) castle was built by Moussa Abdel...
on Martyrs’ Square.[citation needed] Castle Square, Beirut ByblosCastle Sidon Sea Castle List of Crusader castles Patricia Antaki (2001–2002), "Le château...
southern Lebanon, was a major Crusader castle, built in the Lebanon mountains on the road from Tyre to Damascus. The castle was the centre of the Lordship of...
and ambassadors to the Republic of Genoa. The family ruled the city of Byblos (in present-day Lebanon), styling themselves "Lord (Signore) of Gib(e)let"...
as the Castle of Saint-Gilles (Arabic: قَلْعَة سَان جِيل Qalʻat Sān Jīl). However, very little of the original structure has survived, the castle having...
The Scandelion Castle was built by the Crusaders in Lebanon in 1116, during the reign of Baldwin I of Jerusalem, other sources indicate that they took...
crusaders continued their campaign and by reconquering the estates around ByblosCastle (Gibelet) restored the land link to the County of Tripoli. They even...
Byblos marble inscription is a Phoenician inscription on a white marble fragment of a sarcophagus discovered around 1957 in the courtyard of Byblos Castle...
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...
The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat al Muizz or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in Sidon, Lebanon. It was built in 1254 by French crusaders...
The Byblos International Festival is a Lebanese festival held in Byblos, believed to be the first Phoenician city, founded around 5000 BC. The festival...
first floor. This section is the most fortified and equipped part of the castle due to its strategic position controlling the entrance of the Nahr el-Jawz...
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were destroyed. Other objects were moved to underground storage at ByblosCastle, or the vaults of the Central Bank of Lebanon, or the French Archaeological...
Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner. Kennedy, Hugh (1994). Crusader Castles. Cambridge University Press. p. 67. ISBN 0-521-79913-9. Salibi, Kamal S...
Barbar Agha Fortress (Arabic: قلعة مصطفى بربر آغا), is a huge defensive castle located in Iaal in the Zgharta District of the North Governorate of Lebanon...
comital castle of Botron and attacking Nephin. Bohemond marched on Byblos but was defeated and forced to sign a truce. In 1278, Guy of Byblos and the...
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