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Tyre, Lebanon Tyre A row of ancient stone columns from the ruins of Tyre stands amid grass and wildflowers, with modern buildings of Tyre, Lebanon visible in the background. Map showing the Ottoman Empire at its greatest extent, with the empire highlighted in orange stretching across southeastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, including Anatolia, Egypt, the Balkans, and parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Lighter orange areas indicate tributary and vassal states surrounding the core territory. Major cities such as Constantinople, Cairo, Baghdad, and Mecca are labeled, along with surrounding bodies of water like the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and Red Sea.
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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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Three flint axes from the stone age. (prehistoric, tools, early humans, culture, archaeology, implements)
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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Tyre, Lebanon. Jan 29, 2026
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at BAU - The Image of the Historical City in the Course of its Development - Tyre Case Study (PDF). Aug 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Livius.org - Tyre. Jun 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Ancient Tyre and its harbours: 5000 years of human-environment interactions (PDF). Jan 09, 2025
Article revised and updated. Oct 23, 2024
Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Tyre. Aug 23, 2023
Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Tyre, Lebanon. Jul 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Phoenician city of Tyre - A rich history of industry, mythology and conflict. Feb 25, 2023
Replaced photographs. Aug 25, 2015
Population data updated. Jun 02, 2009
Added new Web site: Sacred Destinations - Tyre, Lebanon. Apr 15, 2009
Added new Web site: MiddleEast.com - Tyre, Lebanon. Apr 15, 2009
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Tyre, Lebanon. Apr 15, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Tyre. Oct 22, 2008
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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