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Málaga, Spain is one of the oldest cities in Europe. It was founded in 770 BC by the Phoenicians as Malaka (𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤀). It controlled the Guadalmedina and was a waypoint on trade routes between Phoenicia and the Strait of Gibraltar. From the 6th century BC it was under the hegemony of Carthage.