Cerro del Villar facts for kids
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 Location in Province of Málaga
Location in Andalusia
Location in Spain
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| Location | Málaga |
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| Region | Spain |
| Coordinates | 36°40′19″N 4°27′49″W / 36.67194°N 4.46361°W |
| Type | City |
| History | |
| Abandoned | 584 BC |
| Periods | Ninth century BC |
| Cultures | Ninth century BC, Phoenicia |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | 1960 |
| Archaeologists | María Eugenia Aubet (2003) |
| Condition | BIC |
| Ownership | City de Málaga |
| Public access | Closed |
Cerro del Villar, located in the mouth of Guadalhorce river, 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 on 9 June 1998.
See also
In Spanish: Cerro del Villar para niños
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