Cerro del Villar, located in the mouth of
Guadalhorce river
The Guadalhorce (from Arabic وَادِي (''wādī''), "river" + Latin ''forfex'', "scissors") is the principal river of the Province of Málaga in southern Spain.
Its source is in the Sierra de Alhama in the Province of Granada, from which it ...
, southern Spain, was a
Phoenician city founded in the ninth century BC or eighth century BC. It was abandoned possibly in 584 BC. Since 2003, there have not been any archeological excavations. Previous excavations were directed by María Eugenia Aubet.
It was declared
Bien de Interés Cultural
A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Venezuela and other Spanish-speaking countries.
The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense) and inclu ...
on 9 June 1998.
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Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Málaga
Phoenician colonies in Spain
History of Málaga
Archaeological sites in Andalusia
Archaeological cultures of the Near East
Buildings and structures in the Province of Málaga
584 endings
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