Marseille

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Marseille is a city in the south of France. About 1.5 million people live the urban area, about 1.3 million in the city itself. This makes it the second largest city in France, but only the thirld largest when it comes to urban area. The second largest is Lyon. Marseille is located all in the south, at the Mediterranean. It has the biggest commercial port in France. The port is also among the most important ones in the Mediterranean.

The city was founded around 600 BC by greek sailors from (modern day) Foça. This was a greek colony in Asia Minor. It is located in modern-day Turkey.

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