Leptis Parva
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Alternative name | Leptis Minor, Leptis Parva, Leptiminus |
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Location | Tunisia |
Region | Monastir Governorate |
Coordinates | 35°40′40″N 10°52′00″E / 35.67778°N 10.86667°ECoordinates: 35°40′40″N 10°52′00″E / 35.67778°N 10.86667°E |
Leptis or Lepcis Parva was a Phoenician colony and Carthaginian and Roman port on Africa's Mediterranean coast, just south of the modern city of Monastir, Tunisia. In antiquity, it was one of the wealthiest cities in the region.[1]