Byblos Castle (Arabic: قلعة جبيل) 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...
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