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As Safsaf Destination Guide

Delve into As Safsaf in Libya

As Safsaf in the region of Libya (general) is located in Libya - some 509 mi or ( 818 km ) East of Tripoli , the country's capital .

Interactive map of As Safsaf

Local time in As Safsaf is now 12:35 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Tripoli " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zawiyat at Tart, Tobruk, Susah, Mansurah, and Darnah. While being here, you might want to check out Zawiyat at Tart . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in As Safsaf ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Temple To Zeus, Cyrene

5:00 min by ozrocker
Views: 4041 Rating: 4.56

Temple to Zeus in Cyrene, Libya. Dating back to the 5th century BCE, but restored by the Romans around year 0. It was destroyed during a Jewish rebellion in 115, and restored a second time in 120. In ..

منح جائزة لمدينة شحات الاثرية بليبيا في معرض لندن 2009

5:09 min by MrJawad2010
Views: 895 Rating: 5.00

تحصلت مدينة شحات الاثرية احدى المدن الليبية على جائزة افضل معلم سياحي لعام 2009 في معرض لندن وذلك بين 160 مدينة سياحية في العالم تنافست على الجائزة The ancient city of Cyrene, Libya ..


مدينة شحات الاثرية ( ليبيا) تحتفل 2009

1:46 min by MrJawad2010
Views: 580 Rating: 0.00

مدينة شحات الاثرية ( ليبيا) تحتفل 2009 ، بانوراما تمازج بين تكنولوجيا الحاضر وعبق التاريخ قامت بهذا العمل شركة فرنسية The ancient city of Cyrene (Libya) celebrates 2009 ..

Cyrene, Libya

8:19 min by DThorVIII
Views: 110 Rating: 5.00

Some picture of my visit to Cyrene which was an ancient Greek Colony and then a Roman City. The ruins are located near the town of Shahhat in the Green Mountains of Eastern Libya. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya

The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya is located on a coastal plateau of Libya, beyond the boundaries of the city (extramural). In approximately 630 BC Greeks from the island of Thera colonized Cyrene. Other Greek colonists not long after increased the population, thus transforming Cyrene into what was regarded as both the largest and wealthiest Greek colony of North Africa.

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Located at 32.83 21.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: World Heritage Sites in Libya

Cyrene, Libya

Cyrene /saɪˈriːniː/ was an ancient Greek colony and then a Roman city in present-day Shahhat, Libya, the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region. It gave eastern Libya the classical name Cyrenaica that it has retained to modern times. Cyrene lies in a lush valley in the Jebel Akhdar uplands. The city was named after a spring, Kyre, which the Greeks consecrated to Apollo.

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Located at 32.82 21.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Libya, Archaeological sites in Libya, Cyrenaica, Former populated places in Libya, History of Libya, Jabal al Akhdar, Jebel Akhdar, Libya, Populated places established in the 7th century BC, Theran colonies, Tourism in Libya, World Heritage Sites in Libya

Apollonia, Cyrenaica

Apollonia in Cyrenaica was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial centre in the southern Mediterranean. It served as the harbour of Cyrene, 20 km to the southwest. The Greek geographer and mathematician Eratosthenes was born there. Apollonia was one of the five towns of the Libyan Pentapolis.

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Located at 32.90 21.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Libya, Cyrenaica, Former populated places in Libya, Greek colonies, Jabal al Akhdar

German submarine U-205

German submarine U-205 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 19 June 1940 by the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as 'werk' 634, launched on 20 March 1941 and commissioned on 3 May under the command of Franz-Georg Reschke. She was sunk 17 February 1943 by HMS Paladin at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|56|N|22|01|E||| | |name= }}.

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Located at 32.93 22.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1941 ships, German Type VII submarines, Ships built in Kiel, U-boats commissioned in 1941, U-boats sunk in 1943, World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, World War II submarines of Germany

Al Oroba Street

Al Oroba Street (ratio to Al Oroba Pan-Arabism) is one of the main streets of the city of Bayda in Libya as the length of the street, 7.5 km and is divided into five sections: Al Oroba 1 to Al Oroba Street 5. Street is going through several neighborhoods Al Oroba inspired neighborhood Alcaoh Andalusia, will also meet in the street Al Oroba many of the main streets: Omar Mukhtar Street, or what is known as Street Hospital and Liberty Avenue and Victory Street.

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Located at 32.76 21.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Roads in Libya