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| Location | Misurata Thubactis |
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| Region | Libya |
| Coordinates | 32°22′16″N15°08′40″E / 32.371127°N 15.1444275°E |
Thubactis was a city founded by the Phoenicians about 3,000 years ago some 210 km east of the Libyan city of Tripoli. It was located near the present-day city of Misurata. [1] [2] Located on the Mediterranean Sea, it was used as a commercial station.
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Misrata is a city in the Misrata District in northwestern Libya, situated 187 km (116 mi) to the east of Tripoli and 825 km (513 mi) west of Benghazi on the Mediterranean coast near Cape Misrata. With a population of about 881,000, it is the third-largest city in Libya, after Tripoli and Benghazi. It is the capital city of the Misrata District and has been called the trade capital of Libya. The harbor is at Qasr Ahmad.
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