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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Al Bayda' Asklepieion Alternative Name: Al-Baidhah, El-Beda, Beida, Balagrae, BalagraiCountry: 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:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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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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