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Tyre

Lebanon
Date of Inscription: 1984
Criteria: (iii)(vi)
City and District of Tyre, Governorate of South Lebanon
N33 16 19 E35 11 40
Ref: 299

Brief Description

According to legend, purple dye was invented in Tyre. This great Phoenician city ruled the seas and founded prosperous colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage, but its historical role declined at the end of the Crusades. There are important archaeological remains, mainly from Roman times.

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