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Tripoli , city, Lebanon

(Encyclopedia)Tripoli täräbˈo͝olo͝os [key], ancient Tripolis, city (1996 est. pop. 300,000), NW Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea. Citrus fruits, cotton, and other goods are exported from Tripoli. It has an oi...

Oran

(Encyclopedia)Oran ôräNˈ [key], city (1998 pop. 692,516), capital of Oran prov., NW Algeria, a port on the Gulf of Oran of the Mediterranean Sea. One of the country's leading ports, it ships wheat, wine, alcohol...

Badalona

(Encyclopedia)Badalona bäˌᵺəlōˈnə [key], city, Barcelona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia. It is a Med...

Cockburn, Sir George

(Encyclopedia)Cockburn, Sir George, 1772–1853, British admiral. He served in the Mediterranean, and in the War of 1812 he participated in the Chesapeake Bay expeditions and in the burning of Washington. He convey...

Artemidorus of Ephesus

(Encyclopedia)Artemidorus of Ephesus ärtĕmˌĭdôrˈəs, ĕfˈəsəs [key], fl. 103 b.c., Greek geographer quoted by Strabo. He wrote 11 books on his Mediterranean travels. Only fragments remain of his work. ...

Japheth

(Encyclopedia)Japheth jāˈfĕth [key], in the Bible, son of Noah and ancestor of those who were to occupy the isles of the Gentiles. This has been supposed to mean the Mediterranean lands of Europe and Asia Minor....

Hellenistic civilization

(Encyclopedia)Hellenistic civilization. The conquests of Alexander the Great spread Hellenism immediately over the Middle East and far into Asia. After his death in 323 b.c., the influence of Greek civilization con...

Costa del Sol

(Encyclopedia)Costa del Sol kōˈstä ᵺĕl sōlˈ [key], a strip of coastline, S. Spain, in Andalusia, extending from Motril to Estepona The area has become famous as a Mediterranean coastal resort, and its touri...

porgy

(Encyclopedia)porgy pôrˈgē [key], common name for members of the Sparidae, a family of small-mouthed fishes with strong teeth adapted for crushing their food of shellfish and crustaceans. Porgies are found in wa...

Costa Brava

(Encyclopedia)Costa Brava kōˈstä bräˈvä [key], a strip of coastline, Girona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia, near the French border on the Mediterranean. One of the most agriculturally rich areas of Spain, it h...