Archaeological Site of Cyrene
District of Ghebel Akhdar
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Identifier |
190 |
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states |
ly |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(ii)(iii)(vi) |
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Title |
archaeological site of cyrene |
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latitude |
32.8250007629 |
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longitude |
21.8583297729 |
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location |
district of ghebel akhdar |
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Region |
arab states |
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year |
1982 |
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unique number |
211 |
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description |
a colony of the greeks of thera, cyrene was one of the principal cities in the hellenic world. it was romanized and remained a great capital until the earthquake of 365. a thousand years of history is written into its ruins, which have been famous since the 18th century. |
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