Massah, Libya
Massa (Arabic: مسة or ماسة) is a town in the District of Jebel el-Akhdar in north-eastern Libya. It is located 10 km west of Beida.[1] During Italian rule, the town was known as Villaggio Luigi Razza,[2] probably after the late Italian politician of the same name.
Massa
مسة | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Massa Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′06″N 21°37′35″E | |
| Country | Libya |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| District | Jebel el-Akhdar |
| Time zone | UTC +2 |
There is an association in Massa named Ain as Saqr interested in gathering Libyan antiquities.
The ancient site of Ein Targhuna, believed to be a Jewish military settlement dating from the Roman period, is located 6 kilometers to the west.[3]
Photo gallery
- Massa's eastern gateway
- Massa's western gateway
- A farm in Massa
- Ain as Saqr antiquities association (in an old Italian church)
- The same building, during the Italian period
See also
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References
- Maplandia world gazetteer
- El Hadi Mustapha Bulegma, & Saad Khalil Kezeiri (ed.), " Al Jamahiriya: Dirasa fil Jughrafia", Ad Dar al Jamahiriya lil nashr wa tawzee wa e'lan, Surt, Libya, 1995.P.405
- Applebaum, Shimon (1989-01-01), "ʿEin Targhuna", Judaea in Hellenistic and Roman Times, Brill, pp. 66–69, doi:10.1163/9789004666641_009, ISBN 978-90-04-66664-1, retrieved 2024-06-18
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