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Onuba

Onuba, sometimes rendered Onoba, is the name used by ancient Roman sources for a settlement on the Atlantic coast of southwestern Hispania, at the site of the modern city of Huelva, Spain. It lay near the mouths of the Odiel and Tinto rivers and was part of the broader Atlantic trading network in Iberia, with earlier activity by Phoenician and Tartessian communities before Roman incorporation into Hispania Baetica.

Etymology uncertain; scholars have proposed Iberian or Tartessian roots, but no definitive consensus exists.

Archaeological remains from the region indicate long occupation by successive cultures, reflecting the area's strategic importance

In the medieval and modern periods, the locality developed into the city of Huelva, the capital of

Today, Onuba is mainly of interest to historians and archaeologists studying the western Iberian Atlantic coast

as
a
harbor
and
gateway
to
the
interior.
the
province
of
the
same
name,
though
the
ancient
name
survives
primarily
in
historical
and
classical
literature.
and
the
Romanization
of
Hispania.
The
modern
town
of
Huelva
preserves
its
coastal
identity
and
remains
a
gateway
to
the
Doñana
region,
with
maritime
and
industrial
activity
shaping
its
economy.