Talk:Faro, Portugal

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[edit] Ossonoba

I am not sure about this, so I would like to hear confirmation from anyone, but I believe Faro was founded by Phoenicians (and it was them who gave it the name Ossonoba, meaning warehouse in Phoenician). During Roman times it was already called Ossonoba, so I seriously doubt it was the Moors who called it Ossonoba.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.23.105.69 (talk)

All the sources I could find say that it was the Romans who gave it the name "Ossonoba". On the other hand, the article doesn't say that the Moors gave it the name. --Mel Etitis ([[User talk:Mel Etitis|<font color="green">Μελ Ετητης</font>)]] 09:54, 15 November 2005 (UTC)