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Country: Lebanon
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English | FrançaisSitemapHelp/FAQ News EventsThe ListAbout World HeritageActivitiesPublicationsGet InvolvedResourcesInteractive Map2006 New InscriptionsCreating the ListNomination processTentative ListTentative Lists DatabaseCriteriaGlobal StrategyWorld Heritage in DangerThe List in DangerSuccess StoriesMember Login|Join Free33543 members Forgot your password The List TyreLebanonCity and District of Tyre, Governorate of South LebanonN33 16 19 E35 11 40ref: 299Date of Inscription: 1984Criteria: (iii)(vi)Brief Description 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.Official Documents Advisory Body Evaluation2002 - Decision 26COM 21B.56 The World Heritage Committee, 1. Commends the State Party and the World Bank for the very important actions proposed in favour of the cultural heritage of Tyre;2. Requests that attention be paid to the need to ensure the protection of all archaeological areas within the World Heritage site, and especially those currently not excavated and exposed to risk of encroachment; 3. Recommends that ways and means be explored to integrate into the scope of the World Bank Project, the preparation of a comprehensive archaeological map of the entire World Heritage site of Tyre, if necessary through applying for complementary international assistance from the World Heritage Fund;4. Strongly encourages the State Party to make all possible efforts to ensure that the structure of the Directorate-General for Antiquities be permanently and considerably strengthened as a matter of urgency to ensure that the extraordinary opportunity provided by the World Bank Project to build capacities in the conservation and management of the cultural heritage not be missed;5. Requests the State Party to provide assurances on the protection of the archaeological areas to be expropriated, and to submit, by 1 February 2003, areport on the status of the Highway Project, as well as on the alleged plan to develop the Natural Reserve, for examination at its 27th session in June/July 2003.See more about Decision 2002 - Decision 26COM 21B.562003 - Decision 27COM 7B.39 The World Heritage Committee [25],1. Congratulates the State Party, as well as the Japanese Government and the World Bank, for the efforts undertaken for the safeguard of Tyre;2. Invites the State Party to strengthen the Urban Master Plan for the city, taking into account the recommendations of the World Heritage Centre and those elaborated under the Franco-Lebanese Centre de Recherches Européennes (CEDRE) Programme for the protection of the underwater heritage;3. Requests the State Party to halt the construction work of the Institute for Islamic Research on the south side of the Old City of Tyre and within the archaeological zone, and to take all necessary
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