Tyre
Also known as Mint of Tyre, Tyre (ancient town)
CulturalLebanon
Lebanon
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi).
Region
Arab States
Lebanon
Inscribed
1984
Area
154 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Mount Amel Castles
LebanonCultural32 km away
Old City of Acre
IsraelCultural40 km away
Necropolis of Beit She'arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal
IsraelCultural64 km away
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
IsraelCultural70 km away
Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
IsraelCultural75 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ3991738, open data (CC0)
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