Sabratha

E16395

World Heritage Site ancient city archaeological site

Sabratha is an ancient Phoenician and Roman city on Libya’s Mediterranean coast, renowned for its well-preserved classical ruins and monumental theater.

Aliases (2)

Sabratha District ×1
Sabratha ruins ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage Site → ancient city → archaeological site →
architecturalStyle	Phoenician-Punic architecture → Roman classical architecture →
country	Libya →
culture	Phoenician → Punic → Roman →
foundedBy	Phoenicians →
governedBy	Byzantine Empire → Roman Empire →
hasArchaeologicalExcavation	20th century excavations →
hasHeritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
hasPart	Sabratha Roman theater → basilicas → baths → forum → harbor remains → mosaics → temples →
heritageStatus	endangered →
knownFor	classical ruins → monumental architecture → well-preserved Roman theater →
locatedIn	Libya → Sabratha District → Tripolitania →
locatedInRegion	northwestern Libya →
locatedNear	Tripoli →
locatedOn	Mediterranean Sea →
partOf	Africa Proconsularis → Carthaginian sphere of influence → Phoenician trading network → Roman Empire →
periodOfGreatestProsperity	2nd century CE → 3rd century CE →
religionHistorical	Christianity → polytheism →
threatenedBy	armed conflict → environmental degradation → looting →
tourismType	cultural tourism →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(iii) → (iv) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear	1982 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	184 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sabratha ("Sabratha District") → Sabratha Roman theater →	locatedIn
Tripolitania ("Sabratha ruins") →	containsArchaeologicalSite
Tripolitania →	containsCity
Libya →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Leptis Magna →	linkedByRoadTo
Tripolitania →	majorAncientCity