Sabratha
Sabratha
صبراتة | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Theater of Sabratha | |
| 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) | |
• Total | 102,038 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Website | sabratha.gov.ly |
| Official name | Archaeological Site of Sabratha |
| Includes | Theater at Sabratha |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii) |
| Reference | 184 |
| Inscription | 1982 (6th Session) |
| Endangered | 2016–... |
| Coordinates | 32°48′19″N 12°29′07″E / 32.8054017588935°N 12.485187948145375°E |
Sabratha (Arabic: صبراتة, romanized: Ṣabrāta; 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 70 km (43 mi) west of modern Tripoli. The extant archaeological site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.