718Sites
Ancient sites in Libya
718 places of the ancient world in Libya: villas and houses 270, cities and settlements 189, bridges, road stations and ports 67, temples and sanctuaries 65, tombs and cemeteries 56. Most often first recorded: Roman period.
189Cities and settlements
65Temples and sanctuaries
270Villas and houses
5Eras
Where the ancient sites are
Archaic periodClassical periodHellenistic periodRoman periodLate Antiquity
When they first appear
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC22
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC17
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC105
Roman period30 BC – AD 300310
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 64068
By kind
Villas and houses270
Cities and settlements189
Bridges, road stations and ports67
Temples and sanctuaries65
Tombs and cemeteries56
Forts and camps29
Archaeological sites18
Theatres and amphitheatres12
Aqueducts and baths10
Mines and quarries2
The best-known sites
CyreneSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
ShahhatNeapolis / Lepcis MagnaSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
Al KhumsAbrotonum / SabrathaSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
SabrathaCidamusSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
GhadamesHaua FteahArchaeological site · World Heritage
ApolloniaTadrart AcacusArchaeological site · World Heritage
Apollonia / SozousaBridge, station or port · Archaic period – Late Antiquity
ShahhatBereniceSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
BenghaziPtolemais / Barkes LimenSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity
Madīnat ŢulmaythahBarkeSettlement · Classical period – Late Antiquity
Al MarjArsinoe / TaucheiraSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity
TocraEuesperidesSettlement · Archaic period – Roman period
BenghaziDarnisSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity
DernaOeaSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity
TripoliCharax / IScinaSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
As SulţānEuphranta / MacomadesSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
SirteHadrianopolis / Kaukalou KomeSettlement · Hellenistic period – Roman period
DaryānahDigdida SelorumSettlement · Roman period – Late Antiquity
Bin JawwādAugilaSettlement · Classical period – Late Antiquity
AwjilahGholaiaSettlement · Roman period – Late Antiquity
Qaryat Bū NujaymPisidaSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
Abū KammāshThubactisSettlement · Roman period – Late Antiquity
Qaryat al Ja‘āfirahThenteosFort · Roman period – Late Antiquity
ZintanSurtSettlement · Roman period – Middle Ages
As SulţānRegions
Every site
Al Jabal al AkhdarSites: 89
Al MarqabSites: 88
SurtSites: 81
MisratahSites: 79
Jabal al GharbiSites: 72
Wadi al HayatSites: 45
DarnahSites: 45
BanghaziSites: 41
TripoliSites: 37
Al MarjSites: 36
Al WahatSites: 32
Az ZawiyahSites: 15
Al ButnanSites: 15
NalutSites: 13
Murzuq DistrictSites: 9
An Nuqat al KhamsSites: 6
Al JafarahSites: 6
Al JufrahSites: 4
Wadi ash Shati'Sites: 2
Sabha DistrictSites: 2
GhatSites: 1
Towns with the most ancient sites
ShahhatSites: 18
Al KhumsSites: 14
Qaryat ad Dawā’irahSites: 14
SabrathaSites: 12
Qasr Abu HadiSites: 10
ApolloniaSites: 10
Al BurayqahSites: 9
MassahSites: 8
Al MarjSites: 8
Ra’s aţ ŢablSites: 8
NasamahSites: 8
SirteSites: 7
BenghaziSites: 7
Al Khaḑrā’Sites: 7
As SulţānSites: 6
Al BaydaSites: 6
FarzūghahSites: 6
Al AbraqSites: 6