Phoenician world
Sites that were part of the Phoenician cultural empire or trading world.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Byblos | Phoenician city-state | |
| Carthage | Founded by the Phoenicians | |
| Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin | Phoenician presence (AB ev) | |
| Crac des Chevaliers | Qal'at Salah El-Din | |
| Delos | "The House of the Dolphins is similarly named from its atrium mosaic, where erotes ride dolphins; its Phoenician owner commissioned a floor mosaic of Tanit in his vestibule." (wiki) | |
| Ibiza | Port founded by Phoenician settlers in 654 BC | |
| Kasbah of Algiers | Phoenician commercial outpost | |
| Kerkuane | Important Phoenician city-state | |
| Leptis Magna | Founded by Phoenician colonists ca. 1100 BC | |
| Medina of Sousse | Founded by the Phoenicians | |
| Sabratha | Founded as a Phoenician trading-post ca. 500 BC | |
| Tipasa | Founded by the Phoenicians | |
| Tyre | Phoenician city-state |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Phoenician world?
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