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Tyre, Lebanon

Tyre, Lebanon
Administration
Full nameTyre
Official nameTyre
Settlement typeCity
CountryLebanon
GovernorateSouth
DistrictTyre
Established2750 BC
Geography
Total Area1.5 sq mi (4 km2)
Metro Area6.6 sq mi (17 km2)
Demography
Total Population60000
Metro (pop.)174000
Other information
Time zoneEastern European Time (UTC+02)

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Tyre (Arabic: , ; Phoenician: , ; , Tzor; Tiberian Hebrew , ; Akkadian: 𒋗𒊒 ; Greek: , Týros; ; ) is a city in the South Governorate of Lebanon. There were approximately 117,000 inhabitants in 2003, however, the government of Lebanon has released only rough estimates of population numbers since 1932, so an accurate statistical accounting is not possible. Tyre juts out from the coast of the Mediterranean and is located about 80 km (50 mi) south of Beirut. The name of the city means "rock" after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. The adjective for Tyre is Tyrian, and the inhabitants are Tyrians.

Tyre is an ancient Phoenician city and the legendary birthplace of Europa and Elissa (Dido). Today it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon and houses one of the nation's major ports. Tourism is a major industry. The city has a number of ancient sites, including its Roman Hippodrome which was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1979.


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