World Heritage in danger
Open on the mapArchaeological Site of Leptis Magna: in danger
since 2021 · 32.64° N, 14.29° E
What the records say
- When
- since 2021
- Kind
- World Heritage in danger
- Coordinates
- 32.64° N, 14.29° E
Leptis Magna
Ancient city in modern Libya
Leptis or Lepcis Magna, also known by other names in antiquity, was a prominent city of the Carthaginian Empire and Roman Libya at the mouth of the Wadi Lebda in the Mediterranean.
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- UNESCO World Heritage List 2021UNESCO World Heritage CentreCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO
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