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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Al Bayda' Asklepieion Alternative Name: Al-Baidhah, El-Beda, Beida, Balagrae, Balagrai
Country: Libya
NOTE: This site is 4.096 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Al Bayda'  Nearest Village: Al-Baidhah
Latitude: 32.770978N  Longitude: 21.757657E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Ancient Temple in Libya

Located in the ancien Balagrae or Balagrai, the Asklepieion was founded by Greeks and was dedicated to the greek god of healing as a branch of the Greek Epidauros.

Further artifacts are located in the small museum in town.

Exact location unknown. Location near the city.
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