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Tyre, Lebanon Main road through the ruins of ancient Tyre, Lebanon.

Tyre

town and historical site, Lebanon
Also known as: Ṣūr, Sour, Tyr, Tyrus, Zor
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Tyre, town on the Mediterranean coast of southern Lebanon, located 12 miles (19 km) north of the modern border with Israel and 25 miles (40 km) south of Sidon (modern Ṣaydā). It was a major Phoenician seaport from about 2000 bce through the Roman period. Tyre, built on an island and on the neighboring mainland, was probably originally founded as a colony of Sidon. Mentioned in Egyptian records of the 14th century bce as being...

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