Tyre (Lebanon)

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:Roman_Road
gptkb:Triumphal_Arch
gptkb:Al-Bass
gptkb:Al-Mina
gptkbp:areaCode +961 7
gptkbp:capital gptkb:South_Governorate
gptkbp:climate Mediterranean climate
gptkbp:country gptkb:Lebanon
gptkbp:currency Lebanese pound
gptkbp:distanceFromBeirut about 80 km south
gptkbp:elevation 10 m
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Phoenicians
gptkbp:foundedColony gptkb:Malta
gptkb:Utica
gptkb:Cadiz
gptkb:Carthage
gptkb:Leptis_Magna
gptkbp:foundedIn 3rd millennium BC
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Tyrus
gptkb:Ṣūr
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Ancient Phoenician city
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:notableBuilding gptkb:Al-Bass_Archaeological_Site
gptkb:Al-Mina_Archaeological_Site
gptkb:Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Seas
gptkb:Roman_Hippodrome
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Tyre_(332_BC)
gptkbp:notableFor Archaeological sites
Phoenician maritime trade
Purple dye production
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Hiram_I
gptkb:Pygmalion_of_Tyre
gptkb:Dido
gptkb:Elissar
gptkbp:population approximately 135,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Levant
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:EET
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Marseille
gptkb:Cadiz
gptkb:Cartagena
gptkb:Acre
Nice
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1984
Tyre
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fayrouz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5