Lacydon

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Lacydon is the natural harbor basin that forms the historic core of Marseille’s Old Port on the Mediterranean coast of France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
natural harbor
approximateFoundingCentury 6th century BC
associatedWith Greek colonization of the western Mediterranean
Massilia
surface form: Massalia
associatedWithEthnicGroup Phocaeans
connectedTo open sea via entrance of Old Port of Marseille
country France
formsPartOf Vieux-Port de Marseille
surface form: Old Port of Marseille

Vieux-Port de Marseille
foundingEvent foundation of Massalia by Phocaean Greeks
hasCulturalImportance symbolic heart of Marseille
hasEconomicImportance center of maritime trade in ancient Marseille
hasGeographicFeature natural harbor basin
hasHeritageStatus historic urban landscape of Marseille
hasHistoricalSignificance site of earliest Greek settlement in Marseille
hasNameOrigin ancient Greek toponym
hasRole commercial harbor in antiquity
fishing harbor
maritime gateway of Marseille
hasShape roughly rectangular basin
hasTourismImportance major tourist attraction in Marseille
is historic core of the Old Port of Marseille
locatedIn Bouches-du-Rhône
Marseille
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
locatedNear Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde
Fort Saint-Jean
Fort Saint-Nicolas
1st arrondissement of Marseille
surface form: Le Panier district of Marseille
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
mouthOf Huveaune River (historically, via estuary area)
partOf Marseille port complex
surface form: Marseille harbor system
partOfUrbanArea historic center of Marseille
presentDayUse cultural and heritage site
marina
tourist harbor
surroundedBy quays of the Old Port of Marseille
toponymLanguage Greek
usedAs anchorage
port

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