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 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

List of Phoenician cities

Syria

Arvad

Ugarit

Latakia - also known by its Phoenician name, Ramitha

Tartus

Amrit

Carne

Palestine

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

List of Phoenician cities

Cyprus

Kition, also known as Citium (in Latin). Salamis. Lapethos. Tamassos. Idalium.

List of Phoenician cities

North Africa

Algeria

Tipaza

Russicada

Icosium

Algiers - capital city

Libya

Oea

Sabratha

Leptis Magna - major city on the Libyan coastline

Tripoli - capital

Morocco

Lixus

Mogador

Tangier

Mehidya (ancient Thymaterion) El-Jadida (ancient Gytte) Oualidia (ancient Melitta) Agadir

Morocco or 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 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

Aleria

Italy

Motya

Soluntum

Lilybaeum, also known as Marsala

Lampas (ancient city) (Lampedusa) Kosyra (Pantelleria) Nora Sulcis Tharros Olbia Cagliari Palermo

Malta

Mdina

Rabat

Burmula, (Bormla/Cospicua)De Soldanis/G.F. Abela/Achille Ferris

Portugal

Lisbon

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- capital city

Sources

Phoenicia - From the Encyclopedia of the Orient

References

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Port cities of the Mediterranean Sea