Establishing Tyre's "enclave" in Palestinian areas

Tyre has established many "enclaves" in Palestine, and its business development in West Asia mainly depends on these "enclaves". The "enclave" not only eased the population pressure of Tyre, but also helped Tyre control many commercial routes in the Palestinian area. The two enclaves established by Isubar I in the early days were Oza in Libya and Bethel in the North Virus. The location of Bethel is roughly the same as that of the modern Parthenon. The establishment of these two enclaves was the result of emigration from Telo in the 9th century BC due to overpopulation. "The main enclaves established by Tyre in Phoenicia are Aka, Ahz and Tyre.

Abu Hawan, Turkensa and the whole area between the Galilee Mountains and Haifa Bay ". So much so that in the treaty signed between Israel and Tyre, "Solomon promised to give Tyre 20 cities in Galilee, and Hiram paid King Solomon 120 taranto gold as a guarantee of the treaty".

Ahaz, located between Akka and Tyre, was an important port at that time. Tombs from 10 century BC to the 8th century BC were found in the south. The buildings in this tomb area are obviously two different styles. One is to build a big tomb with bones and a large number of funerary objects; The other only keeps cremated ashes in the tomb. In ancient times, Israel usually refused to cremate bones, but there was a cremation custom in North Tyre, which showed that Tyre discovered this important port and began to settle here. The construction period of this tomb of Tyre coincides with the period when Tyre expanded its territory to Mount Carmel.

Salefa, an ancient city, located 65,438+03 km south of Sidon, has long been a subordinate city of Sidon. During the period of 65,438+065,438+0 century BC-8 century BC, it was occupied by Tyre and became the land of Tyre. During this period, Salle Law entered the fastest-growing and most dynamic period in history. Its bright red pottery is a very popular commodity in the western Mediterranean and Iberia, and its industries such as olive oil refining and copper smelting are also booming under the leadership of Tyre.

In addition to the Palestinian areas, Tyre also established enclaves in Syria and Silesia, which played an important role in helping Tyre control the commerce and trade in this area.

Mount Amanou, Mount Lebanese and Mount Marilla around Phoenicia are the natural boundaries of Phoenician cities. These mountains can protect Tyre from the attack of Mesopotamian powers, but at the same time they also cause great obstacles to Tyre. At the center of these mountains, the Orentes River, Litani River, Jordan River and Bekaa Valley form an insurmountable natural barrier. Due to these geographical factors, when Tyre merchants entered the East, they had to cross the Orentes estuary to the north and Israel to the south, so they established Aka and Tyre.

Enclaves such as Kenza, Ahz and Milla Dros control the trade routes in Palestinian areas, and have established close political and economic ties with Israel in the south and the kingdom of Damascus in the north.

The numerous enclaves established by Tyre in Phoenicia and its surrounding areas not only effectively alleviated its overpopulation, but also provided Tyre with a lot of food, thus alleviating the urban shortage of Tyre. At the same time, these enclaves played a very important role in controlling Phoenicia's land trade routes and laid the foundation for its trade development in West Asia.