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Description: The ruins of a military tower in Tyre (Sour/Tyr) in what is now Southern Lebanon, photographed in 1874 during the Ottoman rule. It appears that in later years the Fanar lighthouse was built on top of its foundations.
Title: Tyr1874-Voyage-d-exploration-a-la-mer-Morte-a-Petra-et-sur-la-rive-gauche-du-Jourdain nypl.digitalcollections (cropped)
Credit: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5cc4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 "Voyage d'exploration a la mer Morte, a Petra, et sur la rive gauche du Jourdain" Publisher: A. Bertrand, Paris 1874
Author: Vogüé, Melchior, marquis de (1829-1916) (Editor) Jardin, photographer (Photographer) Nègre, Charles (1820-1880) (Platemaker)
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Tyre, Lebanon

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