Tyre, Lebanon

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite yes
gptkbp:areaCode +961 7
gptkbp:climate gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkbp:conqueredBy gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
332 BCE
gptkbp:country gptkb:Lebanon
gptkbp:currency Lebanese pound
gptkbp:distanceFromBeirut about 80 km south
gptkbp:elevation 10 m
gptkbp:famousFor ancient ruins
Roman monuments
Phoenician heritage
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Phoenicians
gptkbp:foundedIn 3rd millennium BCE
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Tyre_Municipality
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Tyrus
gptkb:Ṣūr
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major Phoenician port city
site of ancient Tyrian purple dye production
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tyre, Lebanon
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Governorate
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:majorCity yes
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Hassan_Dbouk
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Lebanese_Civil_War
gptkb:Siege_of_Tyre_(332_BCE)
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Al-Bass_Archaeological_Site
gptkb:Al-Mina_Archaeological_Site
gptkb:Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Seas
gptkb:Tyre_Coast_Nature_Reserve
gptkb:Roman_Hippodrome
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Pygmalion_of_Tyre
gptkb:Dido_(mythology)
gptkb:Hiram_I_(King_of_Tyre)
gptkb:Europa_(mythology)
Elissar (legendary founder of Carthage)
gptkbp:population approximately 135,000
gptkbp:postalCode 1600
gptkbp:region gptkb:Levant
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:EET
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Cadiz,_Spain
gptkb:Acre,_Israel
gptkb:Nice,_France
gptkb:Cartagena,_Spain
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1984
yes
gptkbp:website http://www.tyrecity.gov.lb/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Halim_El_Roumi
gptkb:Málaga,_Spain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6