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Sabratha
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Sabratha

Ancient city · Libya

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
102,038
Coordinates
32.805, 12.485
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Why it was abandoned

🏛️ Ancient ruins

Detected automatically from the text: Сабрата, также Абротон , — древний город на берегу средиземноморского залива Большой Сирт.

History

Sabratha, 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 70 km (43 mi) west of modern Tripoli. The extant archaeological site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.

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