Phoenicians (Greek: Φοίνικες): Greek name of the inhabitants of the ancient cities of Aradus, Tripoli, Byblos, Berytus, Sidon, and Tyre. In the Iron Age, they founded colonies on Cyprus (Kition), on Sicily (Motya, Panormus), in Libya (Lepcis, Oea, Sabratha), in Africa (Hadrumetum,, Kerkouane, Carthage, Utica), in the Maghreb (Hippo, Icosium, Tipasa, Iol), in Andalusia (Malaca, Gadeira), and in Morocco (Tingis, Lixus, Essaouira). These colonies, usually called “Punic”, were an important trade network.