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Old Town of Ghadamès
Old Town of Ghadamès
Ghadames or Ghadamis is an oasis Berber town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya. In the 1st century BC it was a Roman settlement known as Cydamus. The old town of Ghadames was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
Site Information
Country: Libya
District: Nalut District
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 1st Century BC
Oldest Culture: Berber
Later Cultures: Roman + Islamic
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
World Heritage Site
Official Name: Old Town of Ghadames
Date of Inscription: 1986
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