Place details
Place nameLabdah
Other namesLebda, Lepcis, Lepcis Magna, Leptis, Leptis Magna, Gros Leptis
CountryLibiya
Latitude32.983
Longitude14.25
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Settled in Stone Age and site of Iron Age Mediterranean culture; one of the three cities that gave Tripoli region its name; Punic settlement 500 BCE; flourished under Augustus and successors; decline spurred by inland tribes and Vandal raids, floods, and Arab invasion.
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