Sabratha
Sign in to savethumb|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.
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Sabratha is an ancient Roman city on the Mediterranean coast of Libya that was one of three major cities in the Roman region of Tripolis. The archaeological remains of Sabratha were recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 because of their historical and cultural significance.
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Place details
- Locality
- صبراتة
- Region
- النقاط الخمس
- Country
- ليبيا
- Population
- 83,398
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Archaeology
- Research history
- Erosion and weathering damage
- Modern Sabratha
- Climate
- Gallery
- Panorama
- Archaeological site
- The theater
- Museum
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
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.
== History == thumb|A coin of Sabratha with the Punic name Sabratha's port was established, perhaps about 500BCE, as the Phoenician trading-post of Tsabratan (, , or , ). This seems to have been a Berber name, suggesting a preëxisting native settlement. The port served as a Phoenician outlet for the products of the African hinterland. Greeks called it Sabrata (), Sabaratha (), Sabratha () and also Abrotonon (). After the demise of Phoenicia, Sabratha fell under the sphere of influence of Carthage.