Tyre
Tyre is an ancient Phoenician coastal city. In its commercial heyday it founded colonies from Greece to Carthage and Cadiz.The city has many archeological sites, including a Roman Hippodrome (the largest in the Roman world) and constructions by the Crusaders.
The site has been on the World Heritage List in Danger and still suffers from threats to its conservation (due to construction and regional fighting).
| Year | Decision | Comments |
| 1984 | Inscribed | Reasons for inscription |
Reviews
Paul Tanner (UK): 
Tyre is an ancient town whose history is known from around 2700BCE. In particular it was an earlier home of the Phoenicians and it was from there that they set out to found Carthage. Today it is a modern Mediterranean city surrounded by 3 large archaeological sites with remains covering Phoenician, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and+ Crusader periods.
Most of the remains are at around ground level with the odd pillar and it is difficult to make out a great deal from the confusing jumble of stones. This is no Baalbek or Palmyra with huge ruined buildings.
One site does however merit a special visit if you are passing by – the Roman Hippodrome (photo). It has been partly reconstructed and is said to have been used for the chariot scenes in the film “Ben Hur”!
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- Tyre
- Country: Lebanon
- Year: 1984
- Category: Archaeological site, Phoenician Archaeological site, Ancient Rome
- Connections:
Sieges . Locations for playing sport . The Crusades . Silk Road . Phoenician world . Mediterranean shore . Assyrian Empire . Babylonian Empire . Ancient Roman colonies .
News and links:
» Wikipedia.
» Lebanese toursit site -mainly photos.
» Sacred Destinations.
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