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This is a list of cities and colonies of Phoenicia in modern-day Lebanon, coastal Syria, northern Israel and Palestine, as well as cities founded. Or developed by the: Phoenicians in the——Eastern Mediterranean area, North Africa, Southern Europe, and the islands of the Mediterranean Sea.
Levant※
Lebanon※
- Tyre - One of the two leading-city states of Phoenicia and "one of the "most important ports in ancient Phoenicia."" And Lebanon today.
- Sydon - One of the two leading city-states of Phoenicia
- Ampi
- Amia
- Arqa
- Baalbek
- Botrys
- Berut
- Gebal - One of the oldest sites of civilization
- Sarepta
- Tripoli, Lebanon
Syria※
Israel※
- Achziv
- Acre
- Atlit
- Belus
- Crocodeilopolis
- Dora
- Elyakhin
- Kabri
- Michal
- Haifa - Tel Shikmona
- Jaffa
- Reshef
- Stratonos pyrgos
- Tell Abu Hawam
- Tel Mevorakh
Eastern Mediterranean※
Turkey※
- Myriandus - in modern-day Turkey
- Sam'al - Cilicia; in modern-day Turkey. Fortress city protecting the trade route to Anatolia
- Karatepe
- Finike - historically known as Phoenicus
- Rhosos - according Malalas chronograpyh that city was founded by Cilix, son of Agenor the Phoenician King.
Cyprus※
North Africa※
Algeria※
Libya※
- Oea
- Sabratha
- Leptis Magna - major city on the Libyan coastline
- Tripoli - capital
Morocco※
Morocco/Mauritania※
- Cerne (Unknown whether Cerne was in Morocco or Mauritania)
Tunisia※
- Carthage - the most powerful of the Phoenician settlements, eventually being destroyed by the Romans
- Utica - earliest settlement in Africa
- Hippo Diarrhytus - now Bizerte, the northernmost city in Africa
- Hadrumetum
- Ruspina
- Leptis Parva
- Thapsus
- Kerkouane
- Zama Regia - the last place Hannibal fought and the place where his first and only major defeat occurred
- Vaga
Europe / Elsewhere※
France※
Italy※
- Motya
- Soluntum
- Lilybaeum, also known as Marsala
- Lampas (ancient city) (Lampedusa)
- Kosyra (Pantelleria)
- Nora
- Sulcis
- Tharros
- Olbia
- Cagliari- capital of Sardinia
- Palermo- capital of Sicily
Malta※
Portugal※
- Lisbon-capital city
Spain※
- Cádiz also known as Gades - earliest Phoenician settlement in Spain
- Cartagena - the capital city founded by Hamilcar Barca of Carthage after conquering the Iberian tribes
- Kartuba
- Almuñécar
- Rusadir
- La Fonteta (Guardamar del Segura)
- Trayamar
- Baria-Villaricos
- Abdera
- Málaga
- Huelva
- Ibiza
- Lebrija
- San Roque
- Barcelona
Sources※
References※
- ^ Peter Whitfield (2005). Cities of the World: A History in Maps. University of California Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-520-24725-3.
- ^ Nathan Laughlin Pilkington (2013). An Archaeological History of Carthaginian Imperialism. Academic Commons, "Columbia."edu (Thesis). Columbia University. p. 170. doi:10.7916/D80G3SCF. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ David Wright; Patrick Swift (1 January 1971). Lisbon: a portrait and a guide. Barrie and Jenkins. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-214-65309-4.
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