<P> Tyre ( Arabic : صور ‎ ‎ , Ṣūr ; Phoenician : 𐤑𐤅𐤓 , Ṣur ; Hebrew : צוֹר ‎ , Tsor ; Tiberian Hebrew צֹר ‎ , Ṣōr ; Akkadian : 𒀫𒊒 , Ṣurru ; Greek : Τύρος , Týros ; Turkish : Sur ; Latin : Tyrus , Armenian Տիր ( Dir ) ) , sometimes romanized as Sour , is a city in the South Governorate of Lebanon . There were approximately 117,000 inhabitants in 2003 . However , the government of Lebanon has released only rough estimates of population numbers since 1932 , so an accurate statistical accounting is not possible . Tyre juts out from the coast of the Mediterranean and is located about 80 km ( 50 mi ) south of Beirut . The name of the city means `` rock '' after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built . The adjective for Tyre is Tyrian , and the inhabitants are Tyrians . </P>
<P> Tyre ( Arabic : صور ‎ ‎ , Ṣūr ; Phoenician : 𐤑𐤅𐤓 , Ṣur ; Hebrew : צוֹר ‎ , Tsor ; Tiberian Hebrew צֹר ‎ , Ṣōr ; Akkadian : 𒀫𒊒 , Ṣurru ; Greek : Τύρος , Týros ; Turkish : Sur ; Latin : Tyrus , Armenian Տիր ( Dir ) ) , sometimes romanized as Sour , is a city in the South Governorate of Lebanon . There were approximately 117,000 inhabitants in 2003 . However , the government of Lebanon has released only rough estimates of population numbers since 1932 , so an accurate statistical accounting is not possible . Tyre juts out from the coast of the Mediterranean and is located about 80 km ( 50 mi ) south of Beirut . The name of the city means `` rock '' after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built . The adjective for Tyre is Tyrian , and the inhabitants are Tyrians . </P>
where is the ancient city of tyre located
where is the ancient city of tyre located
80 km ( 50 mi ) south of Beirut . The
80 km ( 50 mi ) south of Beirut . The