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Sabratha

Also known as Sabrata, Şabrātah

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.

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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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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|right|250px|Sabratha theatre Sabratha's port was established, perhaps about 500 BCE, as the Phoenician trading-post of Tsabratan. The port served as a Phoenician outlet for the products of the African hinterland. Following the Punic Wars, Sabratha became part of the short-lived Numidian kingdom of Massinissa before this was annexed to the Roman Republic as the province of Africa Nova in the 1st century BC. It was subsequently romanized and rebuilt in the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE. The Emperor Septimius Severus was born nearby in Leptis Magna, and Sabratha reached its monumental peak during the rule of the Severans, when it nearly doubled in size. The city was badly damaged by earthquakes during the 4th century, particularly the quake of 365. It fell under control of the Vandal kingdom in the 5th century, with large parts of the city being abandoned. It enjoyed a small revival under Byzantine rule, when multiple churches and a defensive wall (although only enclosing a small portion of the city) were erected. Within a hundred years of the Muslim invasion of the Maghreb, trade had shifted to other ports and Sabratha dwindled to a village.

Get in

As of 2023, getting into Libya is difficult, and the Sabratha site only re-opened to tourism within the past few years. You will almost certainly need to be part of a guided tour.

See

thumb|right|250px|Map of Sabratha Ruins at Sabratha include: Sabratha theatre Liber Pater temple Serapis temple Isis temple Christian basilica (from the time of Justinian) Roman dwellings There is also contemporary museum adjacent to the site that displays artifacts from Sabratha.

Sleep

Sabratha is near the eponymous town of Sabratha, and there is accommodation there if you are traveling independently. Otherwise, your guide will arrange accommodation.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Article

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Contents

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

== 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.