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Sabratha
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Sabratha
Sabratha, Sabratah or Siburata, in the Zawiya District of Libya, was the westernmost of the ancient "three cities" of Roman Tripolis. Sabratha's port was established, perhaps about 500 BC, as a Phoenician trading-post that served as a coastal outlet for the products of the African hinterland. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.
Site Information
Country: Libya
District: Zawiya District
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Phoenician
Later Cultures: Amazighs + Roman + Byzantine
Site Features: Roman & Byzantine Monuments
World Heritage Site
Official Name: Archaeological site of Sabratha
Date of Inscription: 1982
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