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page 1Phoenician colonies in Libya

Tripoli
capital city of Libya
Leptis Magna
ancient city in modern Libya
Sabratha
thumb|upright=1.25|Map of Sabratha
Sabratha (; also Sabratah, Siburata), in the Zawiya District of Libya, was the westernmost of the ancient "three cities" of Roman Tripolis, alongside Oea and Leptis Magna. From 2001 to 2007 it was the capital of the former Sabratha wa Sorman District. It lies on the Mediterranean coast about west of modern Tripoli. The extant archaeological site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.
Archaeological Site of Sabratha
Archaeological Site in Libya
Oea
thumb|right|400px|The Arch of Marcus Aurelius (Tripoli)|Arch of Marcus Aurelius in Oea
Oea (; ) was an ancient city in present-day Tripoli, Libya. It was founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC and later became a Roman–Berber colony. As part of the Roman Africa Nova province, Oea and surrounding Tripolitania were prosperous. It reached its height in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, when the city experienced a golden age under the Severan dynasty in nearby Leptis Magna. The city was conquered by the Rashidun Caliphate with the spread of Islam in the 7th century and came to be known