Ruins of Tyre Necropolis
The al-Bass necropolis is a Lebanese UNESCO World Heritage Site, part of the al-Bass archaeological site in the city of Tyre situated next to the el-Buss refugee camp.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: Lebanese UNESCO World Heritage site
- Also known as: “Al-Bass Tyre necropolis” and “Tyre Necropolis”
- Address: Tyre
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tyre Hippodrome and El Bass Refugee Camp.
Tyre Hippodrome
Archaeological site
Photo: Ibrahimamirnaeem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tyre Hippodrome, located in the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, is an ancient sporting arena and UNESCO World Heritage site dating back to the second century AD. Tyre Hippodrome is situated 330 metres southwest of Ruins of Tyre Necropolis.
El Bass Refugee Camp
Social service facility
Al-Buss camp – also transliterated Bass, Al-Bass, or El-Buss with the definite article spelled either al or el – is one of the twelve Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, located in the Southern Lebanese city of Tyre. El Bass Refugee Camp is situated 430 metres northwest of Ruins of Tyre Necropolis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tyre and Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain.
Tyre
Photo: Ankara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tyre is the fourth-largest city in Lebanon. It is particularly noteworthy for its stunning and clean beaches as well as some of the finest examples of Roman architecture in the world.
Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain
Village
Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain is a place abounding with immense fountains, with reservoirs and aqueducts 6 kilometers south of Tyre, and ca. 77 kilometers south of Beirut, in the South Governorate, in the municipality of Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain. Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain is situated 4½ km south of Ruins of Tyre Necropolis.
Al-Bazouriyah
Town
Al-Bazouriyah is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Al-Bazouriyah is situated 6 km east of Ruins of Tyre Necropolis.
Ruins of Tyre Necropolis
- Categories: Ancient Roman necropolis and historic site
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.27026° or 33° 16′ 13″ northLongitude
35.2124° or 35° 12′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8G5Q76C6+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 6175282718OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q15060274
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Ruins of Tyre Necropolis” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة البص”
- Arabic: “مقبرة صُوْر او البص”
- Arabic: “مقبرة صور”
- Arabic: “مقبرة صُوْر”
- Catalan: “necròpolis de Tir”
- Catalan: “Necròpolis de Tir”
- French: “El-Bass (Liban ; site archéologique)”
- French: “Nécropole d’Al-Bass Tyr”
- French: “nécropole d’El-Bass”
- French: “Nécropole romaine d’El-Bass (Sour, Liban)”
- French: “Tyr-el-Bass (Liban ; site archéologique)”
- Galician: “necrópole de Tiro”
- Indonesian: “Nekropolis Tirus”
- Indonesian: “Tyre Necropolis”
- Italian: “Necropoli di Tiro”
- Italian: “Necropoli romana di Tiro”
- Russian: “Некрополь в Тире (Суре)”
- Russian: “Некрополь в Тире”
- Slovenian: “Nekropola v Tiru”
- Spanish: “Necropolis de Tiro”
- Spanish: “Necrópolis de Tiro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tyr Hippodrome and Phoenician cemetery.
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