Top 10 Historic Sites in Libya, Libya

May 22, 2022 Matilde Konrad

Libya (/ˈlɪbiə/ ( listen); Arabic: ليبيا‎), officially the State of Libya (Arabic: دولة ليبيا‎ Dawlat Lībyā), is a sovereign state in the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. The country is made of three historical regions, Tripolitania, Fezzan, and Cyrenaica. With an area of almost 1.8 million square kilometres (700,000 sq mi), Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa, and is the 16th largest country in the world. Libya has the 10th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world.
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1. Leptis Magna

Al-Khoms lebts, Al Khums Libya https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/183
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5.0 based on 93 reviews

Leptis Magna

One of the best preserved Roman cities is situated on the Mediterranean Sea.

Reviewed By peter_glazier - Sao Paulo, Brazil

This is, by far, the most spectacular of the Roman cities outside of Italy. Not easily accessed in these difficult times. Visited in 1958

2. Cave Art of Acacus

Acacus Mountains, Fezzan, Ghat Libya
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5.0 based on 3 reviews

Cave Art of Acacus

This remote Saharan region has many cave paintings and is still rarely visited.

3. Ghadames City

Ghadames Governorate, Ghadamis Libya
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5.0 based on 16 reviews

Ghadames City

4. Cyrene

Al Bayda Libya
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4.5 based on 20 reviews

Cyrene

The site of a once-prosperous Greek colony with a vast necropolis.

5. Roman Sabratha

Sabratah Libya http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=184
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Roman Sabratha

Reviewed By 619juliez - Cork, Ireland

Wow these ruins were cool, beautiful carvings on the wall and mosaics on the floor. Stunning view of the sea and coast also.

6. Ptolemais

Tolmeita Street, Benghazi Libya
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4.5 based on 16 reviews

Ptolemais

7. Darnah

Al Bayda Libya
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3.5 based on 5 reviews

Darnah

8. Benghazi Cathedral

Al Madinah Ar Riyadiyyah, Benghazi Libya

9. Galleria De Bono

Independence St, Tripoli Libya +218 21-3364621

10. House of Yusuf Karamanli Tripoli

Shari Jama ad-Draghut, Tripoli Libya +218 21-3364621 http://www.temehu.com/cities_sites/museum-of-karamanli-house.htm

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