Phoenician Port
The area of Al-Mina is part of the archaeological ruins of Tyre, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1984. These ruins are divided into three zones and Al-Mina is one of these zones. It can be found in the extreme southwest of the city. It contains remnants of Greek, Roman and Byzantine periods, including civilian buildings, colonnades, public baths, mosaics on the streets and the rectangular theater. Roman life was organised along a path paved with marble and lined with rows of columns measuring a metre across and eight metres high. This road is 175 m long and leads to the sea. Not far from the shore we see small islands which actually were the water breakers and jetties of the ancient Phoenician port called Egyptian port because it was facing south, towards Egypt.
