(anc. geog.), fannamed *Faderatorum* by Pliny; a maritime town of Bactica: A Carthaginian colony according to Strabo; so called from *Malach*, signifying "salt;" a place noted for pickled or salted meat. Now Malaga, a port town of Granada in Spain. W. Long. 4° 45′; N. Lat. 36° 40′.