UNESCO Welterbe

UNESCO-Welterbestätten weltweit

Tyre

Kategorie
Cultural
Land
Lebanon
Einschreibungsjahr
1984
Kriterien
(iii)(vi)
UNESCO-ID
299

Beschreibung

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.