Byblos: An ancient city with remarkable educational and tourism significance, by Gift Luckson Byblos is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, located on the coast of modern-day Lebanon. The area is believed to have been first settled between 8800 and 7000 BC and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC. During its history, Byblos was part of numerous cultures including Egyptian, Phoenician, Assyrian, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Genoese, Mamluk and Ottoman. Urbanisation is thought to have begun during the third millennium BC when it developed into a city, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. Founders Byblos is believed to have been established by the Phoenicians. It was a...