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    Tyre, Lebanon - Wikipedia
    Establishedc. 2750 BCE
    CountryLebanon
    GovernorateSouth Governorate
    DistrictTyre
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    Overview

    Tyre is a city in Lebanon, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It was one of the earliest Phoenician metropolises and the legendary birthplace of Europa, her brothers Cadmus and Phoenix, and … See more

    Territory

    Tyre juts out from the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and is located about 80 km (50 mi) south of Beirut. It originally consisted of two distinct urban centres: Tyre itself, which was on an island just 500 to 700m off… See more

    Etymology

    Early names of Tyre include Akkadian Ṣurru, Phoenician Ṣūr (𐤑𐤓‎), and Hebrew Tsur (צוֹר). In Semitic languages, the name of the city means 'rock' after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built.
    The predo… See more

    Climate

    Tyre has a Hot-summer mediterranean climate (classified as Csa under the Köppen climate classification), characterized by six months of drought from May to October. On average, it has 300 days of sun a year and a yearly temp… See more

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