Tyre Hippodrome
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ibrahimamirnaeem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman circus in Tyre, Lebanon
- Also known as: “Roman circus (Tyre)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruins of Tyre Necropolis and El Bass Refugee Camp.
Ruins of Tyre Necropolis
Ruins
Photo: Matze187, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Ruins of Tyre Necropolis is situated 330 metres northeast of Tyre Hippodrome.
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 470 metres north of Tyre Hippodrome.
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 Tyre Hippodrome.
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 Tyre Hippodrome.
Tyre Hippodrome
- Categories: sports venue, circus, historic site, greenfield land, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.2683° or 33° 16′ 6″ northLongitude
35.20973° or 35° 12′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8G5Q7695+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 313860160OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=greenfieldWikidata ID
Q28194835
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Tyre Hippodrome” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مضمار سباق الخيل الروماني في صور”
- French: “Hippodrome de Tyr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tyre Al-Bass World Heritage Site and Roman triumphal arch.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tyre Hippodrome”. Photo: Ibrahimamirnaeem, CC BY-SA 4.0.