Royal Necropolis

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(+961) 09 540 001

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4J9W+WHP, Byblos

Open until 4:00 PM

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mon8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

tue8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

wed8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

thu8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

fri8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

sat8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

sun8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

(+961) 09 540 001

About

The royal necropolis of Canaanite Gubla.

The necropolis contains nine underground tombs housing the kings of Gubla, who reigned between the 19th and 13th centuries BC.

The tombs, about ten meters deep, are carved into the rock, they contain a burial chamber where the sarcophagus is placed.

To prevent their looting, these tombs were well protected by filling the wells. Only the tomb of King Abishemou is open to visitors today.

About Byblos

The city of Jbeil is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. 8,000 years ago, it was a fishermen village that grew afterwards to a large Canaanite and then Phoenician city. Later on, it was turned into a Roman agglomeration whose many vestiges can still be observed, suggesting an ancient richness. An important Crusader city, Jbeil was fortified by the still-visible rampart within the walls of which a castle and a cathedral were built. During the Ottoman period, the city had a souk, large houses with red-tiled roofs and mosques.