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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Place · 8k BCE

Byblos

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in countryPhoenicia2500 BCE
containsBird's Nest1922 CE
birthplace ofJihad Azour1966 CE
birthplace ofMarwan Youssef1994 CE
containsStatue of Pharaoh Osorkon I10th c. BCE
containsTemple of Baalat Gebal

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