The most important were Tyre, Sidon, Byblos and Carthage.
Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, Tripolis, Carthage, Carthagena.
The main city of Phoenicia is Tyre.
can you name the 3 cities in phoenicia
Tyre, Carthage.
Tyre and Sidon. Carthage is one too but it is not located on the map.
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The Phoenicians located in Lebanon, Syria and Tunisia spread their trading reach around the Mediterranean and Black Seas and to Babylon. They established markets in cities to trade goods. The word 'bazaar' is not Phoenician, but is an effective description of these markets.
Many cities on the Arabian Peninsula were trading centers. Mecca (Makkah) and Medina were major centers on the peninsula proper. On the edges were Baghdad, Cairo, and Alexandria (much of Iraq lies on the geographical boundary of the peninsula). Cities in present-day Yemen and Oman traded across the Indian Ocean with mainland Asia.
Trading Centers.
Many cities on the Arabian Peninsula were trading centers. Mecca (Makkah) and Medina were major centers on the peninsula proper. On the edges were Baghdad, Cairo, and Alexandria (much of Iraq lies on the geographical boundary of the peninsula). Cities in present-day Yemen and Oman traded across the Indian ocean with mainland Asia.
It was a trading empire.
Across the Mediterranean
of trading
Each had its role in building up the Phoenician trading empire.
Farming, seafaring and trading.
A means of trading to replace barter.