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Leptis Magna

Cultural World Heritage property in Libya, inscribed in 1982 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii).

Leptis Magna, Libya
Photo: joepyrek from Richmond, Va, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Libya
Year of inscription
1982
Criteria
iiiiii
Area of property
387 ha
Location
Al Khums
What it is
ancient city, archaeological site
Founded or built
700 BC
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Next to
Mediterranean Sea
Reference
WHC 183 · Wikidata Q191504

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Archaeological Site of Sabratha, Libya170 kmArchaeological Site of SabrathaLibya · 1982CulturalDjerba, Tunisia342 kmDjerbaTunisia · 2023CulturalHypogeum of Ħal Saflieni, Malta360 kmHypogeum of Ħal SaflieniMalta · 1980CulturalValletta, Malta363 kmVallettaMalta · 1980CulturalMegalithic Temples of Malta, Malta379 kmMegalithic Temples of MaltaMalta · 1980CulturalRoman amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia443 kmRoman amphitheatre of El JemTunisia · 1979Cultural
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