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The Ghadames Museum is an archaeological museum located in
Cydamus roman remains
/ref> one is expected to be moved inside the Ghadames Museum. The museum is one of the most visited places in the city by the tourists.
Lafi (Nora) "Ghadamès cité-oasis entre empire ottoman et colonisation"
in Federico Cresti (ed.), ''La Libia tra Mediterraneo e mondo islamico'', Giuffrè, pp. 55–70, 2006 {{authority control Archaeological museums in Libya Berber culture Ghadames Ethnic museums Museums with year of establishment missing Berber architecture
The Ghadames Museum is an archaeological museum located in Ghadames
Ghadames or Ghadamis ( Berber: ''ʕadémis''; ar, غدامس, Libyan vernacular: ''ɣdāməs'', Latin: ''Cidamus, Cydamus'', it, Gadames) is an oasis Berber town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya.
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Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
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With its multiple wings, the museum specializes in Berber history and area wildlife. It includes archaeological remains from Ghadames dating to theRoman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
period, when it was named '' Cydamus''. There are some column bases of a Roman temple in a section of the Museum.
Columns of the Christian church of Cydamus still remain in the "Sīdī Badrī" Mosque (the oldest in Libya):/ref> one is expected to be moved inside the Ghadames Museum. The museum is one of the most visited places in the city by the tourists.
See also
* Cydamus *Capitoline Temple
The Capitoline Temple is an ancient monument located in the old city of Volubilis in Fès-Meknès, Morocco. It dates from the Roman era, and was situated in the ancient Kingdom of Mauretania.
The building incorporates a tetrastyle architectural de ...
* List of museums in Libya
Libya has a long history and has been in contact with many other civilizations, from pre-historic age to the modern age, passing through so many ages such as: Garamantes, Ancient Greece, Greek, Ancient Rome, Roman, Islamic and many other ages.
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* Treasury of Cyrene
References
Bibliography
*Lafi (Nora) "Ghadamès cité-oasis entre empire ottoman et colonisation"
in Federico Cresti (ed.), ''La Libia tra Mediterraneo e mondo islamico'', Giuffrè, pp. 55–70, 2006 {{authority control Archaeological museums in Libya Berber culture Ghadames Ethnic museums Museums with year of establishment missing Berber architecture