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Tyre, Lebanon

Western Asia

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 Carthage's founder Dido. The city holds many ancient sites, including the Tyre Hippodrome, and was added as a whole to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984.

Facts
Population
60,000 1
Area (sq km)
5 2
Founding Year
2750 BCE 2
Elevation (m)
10 2
Latitude
33.266667 degrees north 2
Longitude
35.2 degrees east 2
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Origin Of

Porphyry

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: PorphyryLife, birthplace
Quote, Life, birthplace
Porphyry was born in Tyre in Phoenicia (now in Lebanon), probably in 234 C.E.
Sources
1. Tyre, Lebanon (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    60000
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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2. Tyre, Lebanon (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 33.266667, longitude 35.2
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 10 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 5.0 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception -2750
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