Phoenicia (disambiguation)
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Phoenicia
was an ancient civilization centered in the north of Canaan in parts of present day Lebanon, Syria and Israel.
Phoenicia or Phoenician may also refer to:
Phoenicia
Phoenicia , was an ancient civilization in Canaan which covered most of the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent. Several major Phoenician cities were built on the coastline of the Mediterranean. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550...
was an ancient civilization centered in the north of Canaan in parts of present day Lebanon, Syria and Israel.
Phoenicia or Phoenician may also refer to:
- Phoenician language, a language spoken in ancient Phoenicia
- Phoenician alphabetPhoenician alphabetThe Phoenician alphabet, called by convention the Proto-Canaanite alphabet for inscriptions older than around 1050 BC, was a non-pictographic consonantal alphabet, or abjad. It was used for the writing of Phoenician, a Northern Semitic language, used by the civilization of Phoenicia...
, the alphabet of the Phoenician language
- Phoenician alphabet
- PhoeniciologyPhoeniciologyPhoeniciology is a sub-discipline of Archaeology exclusively studying of ancient Phoenicia, occupying modern-day Lebanon and Tunisia, and, to a lesser extent: Cyprus, Malta, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Israel and Spain....
, the archaeological study of ancient Phoenicia - PhoenicianismPhoenicianismPhoenicianism is a form of Lebanese nationalism, especially popular from the 1920s through the 1950s. It promotes the theory that Lebanese people are not Arabs and that the Lebanese speak a distinct language and have their own culture, separate from that of the surrounding Middle Eastern countries...
, a form of Lebanese nationalism that promotes the concept that Lebanese people descend from Phoenician and not Arab roots - The adjectival form for any of the possible meanings of Phoenix, especially as a demonym; see Phoenix (disambiguation)
- LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, a Western Asian country and home to ancient Phoenicia - Beirut Phoenicians Rugby ClubBeirut Phoenicians Rugby ClubBeirut Phoenicians Rugby Club is the only rugby union club team/club in Lebanon. It was established in 1995 in response to a request from the British Embassy for a rugby team to play HMS Cardiff, the first Royal Navy warship to visit Lebanon in 27 years, that was docked in Beirut for a few days in...
, a rugby union club in Lebanon - Phoenicia (weekly)Phoenicia (weekly)Phoenicia is a Montreal-based Canadian Lebanese / pan-Arab weekly publication that started in December 2003. Beginning of 2011, and after 6 years as a weekly, it started publishing once every two weeks....
, a Montreal-based Lebanese / pan-Arab weekly publication - Phoenicia HotelPhoenicia HotelThe InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut is a 5-star hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. It is located on Rue Fakhreddine near the Corniche Beirut promenade and walking-distance from Beirut Central District, and a few kilometers from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport.-History:The Phoenicia was built by...
, officially the Phoenicia InterContinental Beirut, a 5 star hotel located in Beirut
Places
- FinikeFinikeFinike, the ancient Phoenicus , is a district on the Mediterranean coast of Antalya Province of Turkey, 90 minutes west of the city of Antalya.Finike is located in the south of the Teke peninsula, and the coast here is a popular tourist destination...
, a Turkish district historically named Phoenicus - Phoenicia, New YorkPhoenicia, New YorkPhoenicia is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 381 at the 2000 census.Phoenicia is located in the northeast part of Town of Shandaken, on Route 28. It is the largest community in the town...
, a New York village- Phoenicia Railroad StationPhoenicia Railroad StationThe Phoenicia Railroad Station is located on High Street just south of Phoenicia, New York, United States. It is a frame building dating to the end of the 19th century....
, a train station in Phoenicia, New York
- Phoenicia Railroad Station
See also
- List of Phoenician cities
- Phoenecia, originally Soul Oddity, an IDM duo that formed Schematic Records
- PhoenicePhoenicePhoenice or Phoenike was an ancient Greek city in Epirus and capital of the Chaonians. It was also the location of the Treaty of Phoenice which ended the First Macedonian War, as well as one of the wealthiest cities in Epirus until the Roman conquest. During the early Byzantine period, Phoenice...
, a Greek city in what is now Albania