Ancient theater of Sabratha

The ancient theater of Sabratha is the Roman theater of the ancient city of Sabratha in Proconsular Africa, on the Mediterranean cast of northwestern Libya.

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Type: Building
Description: Roman theater in Sabratha, Libya
Also known as: “Roman theatre of Sabratha” and “Teatro de Sabratha”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Theatre Baths, Sabratha and Roman Museum, Sabratha.

Theatre Baths, Sabratha

Archaeological site

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Theatre Baths, Sabratha is an archaeological site, which is situated 130 metres northwest of Ancient theater of Sabratha.

Roman Museum, Sabratha

Museum

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Roman Museum, Sabratha is situated 260 metres southwest of Ancient theater of Sabratha.

Temple of Isis, Sabratha

Archaeological site

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Temple of Isis, Sabratha is an archaeological site, which is situated 370 metres northeast of Ancient theater of Sabratha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sabratha.

Sabratha, in the Zawiya District of Libya, was the westernmost of the ancient "three cities" of Roman Tripolis, alongside Oea and Leptis Magna. From 2001 to 2007 it was the capital of the former Sabratha wa Sorman District.

Ancient theater of Sabratha

Categories: Roman theater and archaeological site
Location: An Nuqat al Khams, Libya, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

32.80526° or 32° 48′ 19″ north

Longitude

12.4852° or 12° 29′ 7″ east

Open location code

8F4JRF4P+43

OpenStreetMap ID

way 598045685

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q28974187

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Ancient theater of Sabratha” goes by many names.

Arabic: “المسرح الروماني في صبراتة”
Arabic: “مسرح صبراتة”
Arabic: “مسرح صبراته”
Catalan: “Teatre de Sabrata”
French: “Théâtre antique de Sabratha”
French: “Théâtre de Sabratha”
French: “théâtre romain de Sabratha”
German: “Römisches Theater von Sabratha”
Italian: “Teatro di Sabratha”
Spanish: “Teatro romano de Sabratha”
Turkish: “Roma Tiyatrosu, Sabratha”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include معبد هرقل and Temple of Hercules, Sabratha.

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