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Cádiz is the provincial capital with the highest rate of unemployment in Spain. This, too, tends to depress the population level. Young Gaditanos, those between 18 and 30 years of age, have been migrating to other places in Spain (Madrid and Castellón, chiefly), as well as to other places in Europe and the Americas.
The oldest continuously-inhabited city in the Iberian Peninsula, and possibly all of southwestern Europe - it was founded in 1104 BC - Cadiz´s fascinating history and varied fortunes can be glimpsed through the development of its name over the centuries. The Phoenicians called the city "Gadir", which means "walled stronghold"; the Berbers subsequently changed this word to "agadir", meaning ...
Mar 31, 2017 · Cádiz is a city with a rich history. The Phoenicians called it ‘ Gadir ‘, which means ‘walled stronghold’. Meanwhile, the Berbers changed the word into ‘agadir’ or ‘walls’. According to Greek legend, Hercules founded the city after his tenth labor and named it ‘ Gadeira ‘. The Moors called the city ‘ Qadis ‘ when they ...
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).
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. On two islands in the Gadeirai archipelago, the Phoenicians decided to ...
The scarcity of architectural remains from Phoenician settlements throughout the Mediterranean make the Gadir archaeological site an essential spot for discovering the lifestyle of the disappeared Phoenician culture. The site is at the highest point of the ancient island of Erytheia, the smallest of the ancient archipelago belonging to Cadiz.
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Apr 4, 2023 · Cádiz fell to the Romans led by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC and the city became known as Gadir. Throughout the Republic and Empire periods, Gades flourished as a port and naval base. The Roman historian, Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly referred to as Suetonius, records a visit by Julius Caesar to Gades when Julius was but a junior senator.
