Founded as Gadir or Agadir by Phoenicians from Tyre, [16] [17] [18] Cádiz is often regarded as the most ancient city still standing in Western Europe. [19] The city was an important trading hub founded to access different metals including gold, tin, and especially silver. [6] The Phoenicians established a port in the 7th century BC. [20]

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A visit to the Gadir archaeological site allows you to discover how different modern-day Cádiz actually is from what was found by the Phoenicians, who arrived here 3,000 years ago from Tyre in Lebanon, and founded Gadir, considered the first city in Western Europe.

The Temple of Hercules Gaditanus, Temple of Melqart or Temple of Hercules-Melqart was a place of worship in Antiquity in the southern outskirts of Gadir-Gades (current-day Cádiz) perhaps dating as early as the 8th century BC.

The settlement and later city of Gadir was one of the earliest Phoenician colonies in Iberia, in today's Spain, founded just after Utica in North Africa. The name 'Gadir' means 'walled compound', effectively referring to a stronghold.

Traditionally said to be founded as Gadir (meaning “an enclosure”) by Phoenician merchants from Tyre as early as 1100 bce, it was occupied by the Carthaginians about 501 bce. Credence was given to the city’s Phoenician origins by discoveries in 1980 and earlier of Phoenician sarcophagi at two separate sites.

The city of Gadir is one of the oldest Phoenician settlements in the West. The scarcity of architectural remains from Phoenician settlements throughout the Mediterranean make the Gadir archaeological site an essential spot for discovering the lifestyle of …

GADIR (Cádiz) Cáidiz, Spain. Originally a small island, long since much enlarged by silting and joined to the mainland by a bridge (the Isla de Léon), and a larger long island now the peninsula. Gadir was founded, according to tradition, by Phoenicians from Tyre in 1100 B.C. ( Strab. 3.5.5 ; Vell. Pat., Historia Romana 1.2.3).

The Gadir Archeological Site is at the highest point of ancient Erytheia, the smallest island in the Cadiz archipelago. The Archeological Site is arranged around areas representing different eras. It is a museum site with bi-lingual guides to explain things.

Nov 18, 2015 · Gadir (actual Cádiz), una isla rodeada por el océano situada en el “fin del mundo”, fue para diversos autores grecorromanos el primer enclave fundado por los fenicios en estas tierras del Extremo Oriente. Numerosas fuentes clásicas se hacen eco del esplendor mercantil de esta ciudad, la mayor de todo el Extremo Occidente en época ...