This is a list of cities and colonies of Phoenicia in modern-day Lebanon, coastal Syria, northern Israel, 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. Amia Anfeh Arqa Baalbek Botrys Berut Gebal - One of the oldest sites of civilization. Sarepta Tripoli, Lebanon
Syria Arvad Latakia - also known by its Phoenician name, Ramitha. Tartus Amrit Carne
Palestine Achziv Acre Atlit Belus Tel Tanninim Dora Elyakhin Kabri Michal Haifa - Tel Shikmona Jaffa Reshef Caesarea 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 chronography that city was founded by Cilix, son of Agenor the Phoenician King.
Cyprus Kition, also known as Citium (in Latin) Salamis Lapethos Tamassos Idalium
North Africa Algeria Hippo Regius Tipasa Russicada Icosium Arsenaria
Libya Oea Sabratha Leptis Magna - major city on the Libyan coastline Tripoli - capital
Morocco Lixus Tangier Mehidya (ancient Thymaterion) El-Jadida (ancient Gytte) Oualidia (ancient Melitta) Sala
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 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 Aleria
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 Mdina Rabat Burmula, (Bormla/Cospicua)De Soldanis/G.F. Abela/Achille Ferris
Monaco Monaco
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 Seville Córdoba Almuñécar Rusadir La Fonteta (Guardamar del Segura)
Baria-Villaricos Abdera Málaga Huelva Ibiza Lebrija San Roque
Sources Phoenicia - From the Encyclopedia of the Orient
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