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Reference no. 299. Tyre ( / ˈtaɪər /; Arabic: صُور, romanized :Ṣūr; Phoenician: 𐤑𐤓, romanized:Ṣūr; Greek: Τύρος, translit. Týros) is a city in Lebanon, one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, [1] though in medieval times for some centuries by just a small population.
Libani (ˈlɛbənɒn arabisht: لبنان Lubnān), zyrtarisht Republika e Libanit ose Republika libaneze (الجمهورية اللبنانية), është shtet në Azinë Perëndimore, në bregun lindor të Oqeanit Mesdhetar. Kufizohet me Sirinë në veri dhe lindje dhe me Izraelin në jug. Është afër Qipros përtej Oqeanit Mesdhetar.
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Situated in the Levant on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, Tyre became the leading city of the Phoenician civilization in 969 BC with the reign of the Tyrian king Hiram I, the city of Tyre alongside its Phoenician homeland are also credited with numerous innovations in shipbuilding, navigation, industry, agriculture, and government.
Tyre, inscribed in 1979 on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is one of the most important archaeological sites in the eastern Mediterranean, a repository of the architectural and artistic achievements of the many civilizations that inhabited the settlement over the course of three millennia.
Tyre (Arabic: Sour صُوْر) is the fourth-largest city in Lebanon. It is particularly noteworthy for its stunning and clean beaches (unlike those at Sidon) as well as some of the finest examples of Roman architecture in the world. Situated on a peninsula, it is the largest city in the south of the country after Sidon.
© Tim Schnarr. Located on the southern coast of Lebanon, 83 km south of Beirut, the antique town of Tyre was the great Phoenician city that reigned over the seas and founded prosperous colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage and according to legend, was the place of the discovery of purple pigment.
