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Libya

102 places in the atlas, 9 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Ancient cities47
Archaeological wonders42
Ancient ports18
Rock art sites14
Submerged sites13
Ancient villages8
Fortresses7
Earthworks5
Settlements5
Hillforts4
Petroglyphs4
Temple complexes4

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Verified84
Accepted13
Contested2
Hypothetical3

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Fezzan15
Al Jabal al Akhdar District (Cyrenaica)3
Benghazi District (Cyrenaica)2
Marj District (Cyrenaica)2
Wadi al Hayaa District (Fezzan)2
Zawiya, Sabratha2

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Verified84 Widely accepted13 Contested

Ajdabiya District, Gulf of Sirte, Bu Grada (Boreum) 2 km south of harbour bay1

Al Jabal al Akhdar1

Al Jabal al Akhdar District1

Al-Murgub, Leptis Magna1

Butnan District, Tobruk (Antipyrgos) 5 km west of harbour, mesa edge1

Cyrenaica hinterland, Awjila Depression 160 km S of Agedabia1

Hypothetical3

Unverified0

Pseudoarchaeology0

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Partially excavated54 Excavated20 Unexcavated14 Excavation ongoing10 Submerged3 Buried1

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🇱🇾 Libya · Ancient city

Boreum

Roman (Augustan–7th c. CE) · Roman (Tripolitania)

Syrtic frontier fort at Bu Grada lagoon terminus of limes road.