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Sabratha
Africa Proconsularis · Roman province·Libya·Founded 5th c. BCE
One of the three cities of Tripolitania. Its theatre is one of the largest surviving anywhere in North Africa.
An uninhabited UNESCO World Heritage site on Libya's coast, placed on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger in 2016 due to conflict-related damage and neglect.
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