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Phoenician Canaanite Names of Towns and Cities

The above map clearly shows that the Phoenician/ Canaanites had settled the mountains quite extensively, contrary to what was previously believed.

Both researchers, Wild and Kuschke, are aware there are many more Canaanite settlements whose names had shifted from Canaanite to Aramaic and then some to Arabic.

Limiting names at present to Phoenician/Canaanite ones, presents the least extention of their settlements. Further study is needed to map the full extent of Canaanite settlement in the Lebanese mountains.

The numbers refer to the placement of the locations on the map. In this list A. Kuschke includes the 50 place-names which Stephan Wild (in his Libanesische Ortsnamen) considers to be Canaanite. Kuschke adds 25 more names which he deems to be of Canaanite origin.

The aim of Kuschke with his article is to map the distribution of Canaanite/Phoenician settlement in Lebanon.

Names and corresponding numbers on the map:

1 - Yaaruun
2 - Yaariin
3 - Jijjiim
4 - (Byt) YaaHuun
5 - Qaana
6 - Dib@al
7 - Suur
8 - Arnuun
9 - 7adshiit
10 - Maifduun
11 - (Kfar) Tibniit
12 - Marj 3yuun
13 - (Mazr3t) BSaffuur
14 - Sarafand
15 - Mayduun
16 - Tanbuuriit
17 - Sayduun
18 - Sayda
19 - B3anuub
20 - 3aytaniit
21 - Mazbuud
22- Kaamid (al-Lawz)
23 - HaSruut
24 - Shuuriit
25 - (Qabr) Shmuun
26 - Habrammuun
27 - 3aynab
28 - Hama
29 - Badghaan
30 - (Mjdl) Ba3na
31 - Ta3naayil
32 - (3yn) Sawfar
33 - Zibduul
34 - Hammaana
35 - ArSuun
36 - Qarnaayil
37 - (Byt) Miri
38 - Haam
39 - al-Rawshi
40 - Bayruut
41 - Tarshiish
42 - (Mzr3t) Yaashuu3
43 - Zikriit
44 - 3ajaltuun
45 - (Kfar) Daan
46 - Ba3albak

47 - Jab3a
48 - YaanuuH
49 - Ghiyyaat
50 - Jbayl
51 - Hisraayil
52 - Jadaayil
53 - RamuuT
54 - Shammuut
55 - Suraat
56 - Daa3il
57 - HaSruun
58 - (Biir) Rawshi
59 - Hadshiit
60 - BaTruun
61 - (Daar) B3ishtaar
62 - Haamaat
63 - Bnaayil
64 - Ijbaa3
65 - Zakruun
66 - (Kfar) Qaahil
67 - Bsib3il
68 - Hirmil
69 - Dib3il
70 - 3aSaymuut
71 - Habshiit
72 - Taashii3
73 - (Tall) 3arqa
74 - (Tall) Sib3il
75 - Majdal

Note:

3 - is glotal a

7 - is whisper h

Reference:

"Historisch-Topographische Bemerkungen zu Stephan Wilds 'Libanesische Ortsnamen'", in La Toponomie Antique, Actes de Colloque de Strasbourg 12-14 juin 1975, Brill, pp.75-82.
Original map and text compiled by Elie Wardini

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