Sabratha
Sabratha
صبراتة | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Sabratha or Subrata | |
 Theater of Sabratha | |
  Sabratha Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′32″N 12°29′3″E / 32.79222°N 12.48417°E | |
| Country | Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Zawiya |
| Elevation | 30 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 102,038 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Website | sabratha.gov.ly |
| Official name | Archaeological Site of Sabratha |
| Includes | |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii) |
| Reference | 184 |
| Inscription | 1982 (6th Session) |
| Endangered | 2016–... |
Map of Sabratha
Sabratha (Arabic: صبراتة, romanized: Ṣabrāta; also Sabratah, Siburata), in the Zawiya District[2] 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.[3] The extant archaeological site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.
Ancient Sabratha[]
Sabratha's port was established, perhaps about 500 BCE, as the Phoenician trading-post of Tsabratan (Punic: