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Archaeological Site of Cyrene

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Date of Inscription: 1982
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(vi)
District of Ghebel Akhdar
N32 49 30 E21 51 30
Ref: 190

Brief Description

A colony of the Greeks of Thera, Cyrene was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world. It was Romanized and remained a great capital until the earthquake of 365. A thousand years of history is written into its ruins, which have been famous since the 18th century.

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