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Photos of Divers Exploring Tyre’s Ancient Ruins After the Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire
Divers are documenting stone walls and harbor remains as Tyre seeks to protect its submerged heritage and revive tourism after war damage.
- Divers are returning to Tyre's underwater ruins following the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, exploring stone walls and ancient structures beneath the Mediterranean off the Lebanese coast.
- UNESCO's World Heritage Committee placed the site on its World Heritage List in Danger in July 2026, citing conflict damage to the Phoenician and Roman ruins that define Tyre's maritime heritage.
- Yousef Jundi, manager of the Lebanon Diving Center, said "the number of people coming to dive to see the ruins is increasing day by day," though visitor levels remain below prewar numbers.
- Ali Badawi of the Directorate General of Antiquities says authorities plan to expand underwater tourism by creating archaeological parks, allowing more visitors to experience Tyre's submerged heritage sites.
- Protecting these sites remains challenging, as "encroachments sometimes happen," Badawi said; the Directorate General is developing laws and conducting surveys to ensure underwater Antiquities preservation.
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Photos of divers exploring Tyre’s ancient ruins after the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — Divers explore ancient ruins beneath the Mediterranean off Tyre, Lebanon, as visitors return following a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Submerged walls and harbor structures reflect the city’s Phoenician and Roman past.
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Tyre’s ruins survived the strikes. Now divers are finding their way back underwater
TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — Beneath the Mediterranean waters off the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, divers swim past stone walls, ancient structures and a submerged road — remnants of parts of a city that once stood above the water.
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Outside Tyre, in southern Lebanon, divers explore walls, ancient structures and a submerged road, remnants of the part of the city that once existed.
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