Phoenician cities are cities that can be founded by the Phoenician civilization in Civilization VI and its expansions. The first city founded is the Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen at random from the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
List of cities[]
City Name | Notes |
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Capital | |
Tyre | Also known as Ṣur (𐤑𐤓); city-state of ancient Phoenicia and city of origin of Dido |
Cities | |
Byblos | (𐤂𐤁𐤋) Ancient Phoenician city-state in modern-day Lebanon; a city-state in Gifts of the Nile |
Sidon | (𐤑𐤃𐤍) Second greatest city-state in Phoenicia, and third-largest city in modern Lebanon |
Biruta | (𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤕) Phoenician name for Beirut, Lebanon |
Ugarit | (𐎜𐎂𐎗𐎚) Ancient port city in northern Syria, although not actually Phoenician |
Kty | (𐤊𐤕𐤉) Also known as Citium or Kition; city-kingdom on the southern coast of Cyprus |
Aynook | (𐤀𐤉𐤍𐤊) Phoenician name of the island on which the city of Arwad (𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤃), Syria is located |
Lpqy | (𐤋𐤐𐤒𐤉) Also known as Leptis Magna; ruined city found in Libya |
Carthage | (𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤟𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕) Capital and namesake of the Carthaginian Empire; formerly a city-state |
Ziz | (𐤑𐤉𐤑) Phoenician name for Palermo, capital of Sicily |
Utica | (𐤏𐤕𐤒) Ancient Phoenician city in Tunisia |
Sbrt'n | (𐤑𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤍) Also known as Sabratha; Phoenician trading post on the Libyan coast |
Mtw | (𐤌𐤈𐤅𐤀) Also known as Motya; ruined island city near Sicily, Italy |
Lixus | Also known as Lks (𐤋𐤊𐤎); ancient Roman-Berber-Punic city in Morocco |
Nora | Ancient city in Sardinia, founded by Iberians, later conquered by Carthage |
Amrit | (𐤌𐤓𐤕) Also known as Marat; colony of Arwad/Aynook in Syria |
Oea | Also known as Oyat (𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤕); modern-day Tripoli, Libya |
Gadir | Also known as Agadir (𐤀𐤂𐤃𐤓); Phoenician name for Càdiz, Spain |
Thapsus | Carthaginian port near present-day Bakalta, Tunisia |
Malaka | (𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤀) Phoenician settlement; now Málaga, Andalusia |
Kerkouane | Carthaginian city |
Adrymes | Also known as Adrymet (𐤀𐤃𐤓𐤌𐤕) or Hadrumetum; Phoenician colony that pre-dated Carthage in Tunisia |
Sexi | (𐤑𐤊𐤑) Present-day site of Almuñécar in southeast Spain |
Hipponensis Sinus | Ancient name for the Gulf of Annaba, site of ancient Hippo Regius (𐤏𐤐𐤅𐤍), Algeria |
Ibossim | Also known as Iboshim (𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤌); ancient name for Ibiza, Spain |
Onoba | Also known as ʿunʿu-baʿl (𐤏𐤍𐤏𐤟𐤁𐤏𐤋); ancient name for Huelva, Spain |
Iol | Also known as y-ḥol (𐤀𐤉𐤟𐤇𐤋); ancient name for Cherchell, Algeria |
Rusucurru | Ancient name for Dellys, Algeria |
Mago | (𐤌𐤂𐤍) Ancient name for Maó-Mahón, capital of the island of Menorca in Spain |
Sala | Also known as Shalat (𐤔𐤏𐤋𐤕); Roman name for Rabat, Morocco |
Tas-Silġ | Also known as Ta' Berikka (𐤕𐤀𐤟𐤁𐤓𐤊); sanctuary site in southern Malta near the town of Żejtun |
See also[]
- Phoenician cities in other games