Tyre Peninsula

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Tyre Peninsula is a coastal landform in southern Lebanon that extends into the Mediterranean Sea and hosts much of the ancient and modern city of Tyre.

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Tyre Peninsula canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal landform
peninsula
administrativeCenterOf Kingdom of Tyre
surface form: city of Tyre
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Asia
country Lebanon
countryCapital Beirut (approx. 80 km north)
extendsInto Mediterranean Sea
hasCity Tyre
hasFeature archaeological sites
coastal beaches
harbor structures
port installations
residential neighborhoods
sea walls
tourist facilities
urban area of Tyre
hasHeritageStatus contains parts of Tyre UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasLanguage Arabic (primary local language)
hasReligion Christianity (significant local community)
Islam (significant local community)
historicalRole core of ancient island-city of Tyre that became connected to mainland
hosts modern city of Tyre
surface form: ancient city of Tyre

modern city of Tyre
knownFor archaeological remains of ancient Tyre
beaches
historic harbors of Tyre
hosting major Phoenician city of Tyre
locatedIn Mediterranean Sea
Middle East
South Governorate
Tyre District
Middle East
surface form: Western Asia

southern Lebanon
locatedOn Eastern Mediterranean
surface form: eastern Mediterranean
locatedOnCoastOf Mediterranean Sea
nearbyBodyOfWater Mediterranean Sea
partOf Syrian coast
surface form: Levantine coast

Kingdom of Tyre
surface form: city of Tyre
region Levant region
surface form: Levant
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
UNESCOContext part of the broader archaeological landscape of Tyre inscribed by UNESCO
usedFor fishing
maritime activities
tourism
urban settlement

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Tyre locatedOn Tyre Peninsula