Baal Saphon overview
Modern name(s) Tavira
Region Europe
Section Iberian peninsula
Latitude 37.1253591 N suggest info
Longitude 7.64875617 W
Status Accurate location
Info In the 8th century BCE it became one of the first Phoenician settlements in the Iberian West. The Phoenicians created a colonial urban center here with massive walls, at least two temples, two harbours and a regular urban structure. Phoenician Tavira existed until the end of 6th Century BCE, when it was destroyed by conflict.
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37.125359, -7.648756 === 37.125359 N, 7.648756 W === 37° 7' 31.3" N, 7° 38' 55.5" W
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Nearest sites Aesuri, Castro Marim, circa 21 km (13 mi) north-east
La Torre-La Janera site, circa 27.5 km (17.1 mi) north-east
Ossonoba, Faro, circa 28.2 km (17.5 mi) west
Myrtilis Iulia, Mértola, circa 57 km (35.4 mi) north
Pax Iulia, Pax Augusta, Colonia Civitas Pacensis, Beja, circa 100.7 km (62.6 mi) north
Fodinae, Minas de Riotinto, circa 112.6 km (70 mi) north-east
Mirobriga Celticorum, Miróbriga, circa 134.2 km (83.4 mi) north-west
Gadir, Agadir, Gadeira, Gades, Augusta Urbs Iulia Gaditana, Cádiz, circa 137.7 km (85.5 mi) south-east
Tarshish, circa 114.3 km (71 mi) east
Torre de Doña Blanca, circa 143.4 km (89.1 mi) east
Spal, Hispalis, Sevilla, circa 149.7 km (93 mi) east
Ebora, Liberalitas Julia, Évora, circa 162.5 km (101 mi) north
Almendres Cromlech, circa 163.3 km (101.5 mi) north
Italica, circa 146.3 km (90.9 mi) east
Regina Turdulorum, Casas de Reina, circa 191.5 km (119 mi) north-east
Baelo Claudia, circa 203.1 km (126.2 mi) south-east
Torre Aguila, circa 214.4 km (133.2 mi) north-east
Olisippo, Municipium Cives Romanorum Felicitas Julia Olisipo, Ulyssippo, Lisboa, circa 219.8 km (136.6 mi) north-west
Thingis, Tingis, Tangier, circa 221.7 km (137.7 mi) south-east
Carteia, circa 225.5 km (140.1 mi) south-east
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Database ID 8463, created 7 Apr 2012, 18:33, Last changed 8 Apr 2012, 03:44