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شحات
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ancient Greek and Roman city near present-day Shahhat, Libya
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Cyrene was an ancient Greek city located in what is now Libya that became an important center of Greek culture and learning in North Africa. It later came under Roman control and served as a significant urban hub in the region until its eventual decline.
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- Instance of
- polis
- Country
- Libya
- Located in
- Jabal al Akhdar
- Area
- 131.675
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Mediterranean Sea
- Image
- Archaeological Site of Cyrene-109025.jpg
- Significant event
- list of World Heritage in Danger
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- Commons category
- Cyrene
- inception
- 0630-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Cyrene, Libya
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Cirene
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Cirene
- mountain range
- Jebel Akhdar
- P8168
- Velia
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