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1371: 2096: 821: 90: 52: 71: 514: 2061: 159: 555: 97: 598:, captured Carthage from the Romans and made it his capital. Unfortunately for the future of Leptis Magna, Gaiseric ordered the city's walls demolished so as to dissuade its people from rebelling against Vandal rule. The people of Leptis and the Vandals both paid a heavy price for this in 523 CE when a group of 578:
recounts that the crisis was worsened by a corrupt Roman governor named Romanus during a major tribal raid who demanded bribes to protect the city. The ruined city could not pay these and complained to the emperor Valentinian. Romanus then bribed people at court and arranged for the Leptan envoys to
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The progressive growth of arid land around Leptis reduced its importance and the port was blocked by the accumulation of sand. As a consequence, when Arabs arrived around 640 CE and later conquered Leptis, they found only a little garrison and a small city of less than 1,000 inhabitants. Due to
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Among the changes that Severus introduced were to create a magnificent new forum and to rebuild the docks. The natural harbour had a tendency to silt up, but the Severan changes made this worse, and the eastern wharves are extremely well preserved, since they were scarcely used.
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merchants settled in the city and started a profitable commerce with the Libyan interior. The republic of Rome sent some colonists together with a small garrison in order to control the city. Since then the city started to grow and was even allowed to mint its own coins.
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and from 1942 until 1951, when Libya gained independence, Tripolitania and the region of Cyrenaica were administered by the British Military Administration. Italy formally renounced its claim upon the territory in 1947.
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wrote that under Byzantine rule the city was fully Christian. During the decade 565-578 CE Christian missionaries from Leptis Magna even began to move once more among the
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As of 2019, al-Khums Municipality consists of some small towns on the outskirts of al-Khums Centre, including Lebda, Al-jahawat, Seleen, El-Sahel and Suuq El-Khamis.
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with an estimated population of around 202,000. The population at the 1984 census was 38,174. Between 1983 and 1995 it was the administrative center of
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with a depth 10 meters. The port itself consists of nine medium-sized berths (numbers 12 to 19) with lengths ranging from 75 to 530 meters and maximum
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The Italians colonized Libya in 1911, and on 10 October of the same year a major battle between natives and Italian Army occurred in
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be punished "for bringing false accusations". It enjoyed a minor renaissance beginning in the reign of the emperor
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and soon after that, a lot of Arabs settled in the city near the ruins of Leptis Magna while most of the native
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further decline, Leptis disappeared: by the 10th century the city was forgotten and fully covered by sand.
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message was received from the boat with 113 refugees. After an initial refusal of permission to berth at
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which means five cities, but this hypothesis is dubious, because Pentapolis and its cities are in
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later claimed that his grandfather died in this battle. Libya remained under Italian rule until
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the kingdom of the Vandals. Leptis became a provincial capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (see
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in the 4th century BCE. It nominally remained part of Carthage's dominions until the end of the
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Another hypothesis is that during the 16th century, al-Khums produced a quintile (20%) of the
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was crowned as King of Libya, all political parties were disbanded and Saadawi was exiled to
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are considered as two of the most important battles during the Italian colonizing of Libya.
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rescued 113 refugees in the Mediterranean sea during her voyage en route from al-Khums to
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Khums remained under control of Gaddafi forces through most of the war until rebels from
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History of Arabic Conquest in Libya by Al Zawwy (تاريخ الفتح العربي في ليبيا للزاوي)
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in Khums and another on in the same place on 27 February 1912. Both battles named
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Leptis achieved its greatest prominence beginning in 193 CE, when the ethnically
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recaptured Leptis Magna in the name of Rome ten years later, and in 534 CE, he
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Provincia Africa: le città e il territorio dalla caduta di Cartagine a Nerone
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entered and captured the city on 23 August before moving on to Tripoli.
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Theodore Mommsen. "The Provinces of the Roman Empire". section:Africa
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Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
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For the next few centuries the control of the city shifted between
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tribal confederation by the Roman authorities in 543 CE. Historian
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Leptis Magna remained as such until the reign of the Roman emperor
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Khums remained part of Tripolitania province until 1962 when the
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Silvia Bullo. "Provincia Africa: Leptis Magna". pg 185-188
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Leptis over-extended itself at this period. During the
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History of Libyan Jihad Book (كتاب تاريخ الجهاد الليبي)
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Khums could be an Arabic translation to the Greek word
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where he remained until his death on 17 January 1957.
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In 439 CE, Leptis Magna and the rest of the cities of
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ranging from 8 to 12 meters depending on the berth.
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was born in Leptis Magna. He was the founder of the
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L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER. p. 167. 1419:, in the late second century. He was of 1369: 1318: 819: 753: 553: 512: 486:The town did not become prominent until 1780: 1691: 1323:Al-Khums municipality was once part of 632:in the Libyan desert and converted the 498:in 146 BCE and then became part of the 14: 2302: 1556: 790:Libyan Independence and Gaddafi regime 464:around 1000 BCE, who gave it the name 2320:Ports and harbours of the Arab League 2140: 2031: 1809: 1781:Prevost, Virginie (1 December 2007). 1670:"Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna" 1477: 1335:; and so al-Khums was separated from 1761:. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 703:before felling under the control of 2335:Populated places in Murqub District 2012:. World Maritime News. 27 June 2018 1968:. World Maritime News. 26 June 2018 1895:(in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst 1878: 1646:. 18 September 2014. Archived from 867: 399:was used in contrary to most other 380: 332: 38: 24: 758:"Murqub Martyrs Monument" in Khums 25: 2351: 2315:Populated coastal places in Libya 1787:Revue de l'Histoire des Religions 1749:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). 1505:In June 2018, the container ship 1365: 734:), an administrative division of 664:tribes living there converted to 60:Martyrs Monument" in Khums center 2094: 2059: 1327:and its capital, since 2013 the 749: 157: 96: 95: 88: 69: 50: 2002: 1980: 1958: 1932: 1907: 1856: 1847: 1838: 1829: 1803: 1774: 1765: 1701:Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1697:Birley, Anthony Richard (1971) 857:, until superseded by the 1983 647: 449: 1742: 1715: 1662: 1595: 1575: 1482:Al-Khums has a small port for 714:(which included the cities of 590:fell under the control of the 13: 1: 1940:"Port information - Al Khoms" 1549: 896:Köppen climate classification 2325:Transport in the Arab League 490:became a major power in the 460:The city was founded by the 362: 27:Place in Tripolitania, Libya 7: 1946:. Marfamar shipping company 1799:– via rhr.revues.org. 1531: 1403:Crisis of the Third Century 1167:Average precipitation days 1097:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 957:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 628:tribes as far south as the 439:Italian occupation of Libya 383:) translated literally to " 221: • Governing body 10: 2356: 1990:. Al Jazeera. 26 June 2018 1429:: A major figure in Libya 1393:: The 21st Emperor of the 1307: 907: 885: 871: 453: 444: 225:Al-Khums Municipal Council 2179: 2103: 2092: 2076: 1543:Railway stations in Libya 1457:international player and 1358:which currently plays in 1260: 1213: 1166: 1096: 1026: 956: 951: 948: 945: 942: 939: 936: 933: 930: 927: 924: 921: 918: 915: 912: 836:canceled and replaced by 602:raiders sacked the city. 568:Crisis of the 3rd Century 308: 298: 288: 271: 261: 253: 248: 240: 230: 220: 215: 192: 180: 170: 152: 117: 83: 65: 49: 32: 2167:Administrative seats of 1581:Staff (1972) "Al Khums" 1345: 1538:List of cities in Libya 799:National Congress Party 1615:Fisher, Morris (1985) 1383: 1310:Deutscher Wetterdienst 829: 759: 559: 521: 397:quinary numeral system 1758:Catholic Encyclopedia 1722:Silvia Bullo (2002). 1467:: Italian Pop artist. 1374:Septimius Severus at 1373: 1360:Libyan Premier League 1319:Al-Khums municipality 874:Libyan Civil War 2011 823: 757: 557: 516: 433:province's olive oil. 137:32.64972°N 14.26444°E 1866:. Al Jazeera English 1752:"Leptis Magna"  855:Libyan Arab Republic 736:Ottoman Tripolitania 576:Ammianus Marcellinus 520:in the east of Khums 431:Ottoman Tripolitania 313:http://khoms.gov.ly/ 244:7 ft (2 m) 1674:World Heritage List 1445:Uganda–Tanzania War 1027:Daily mean °C (°F) 841:governorates system 133: /  2340:Baladiyat of Libya 2104:Towns and villages 1812:"Byzantine Church" 1650:on 1 February 2016 1603:"Al-Khums - Libya" 1478:Port and transport 1443:in the end of the 1384: 892:hot desert climate 830: 801:which supported a 760: 673:Rashidun Caliphate 656:were conquered by 560: 522: 300:License Plate Code 254: • Total 142:32.64972; 14.26444 2297: 2296: 2134: 2133: 1810:Lendering, Jona. 1735:978-88-8265-168-8 1699:Septimius Severus 1391:Septimius Severus 1333:90 Municipalities 1315: 1314: 697:Almohad Caliphate 693:Kingdom of Africa 685:Fatimid Caliphate 681:Abbasid Caliphate 677:Umayyad Caliphate 652:Leptis Magna and 594:when their king, 541:Septimius Severus 492:Mediterranean Sea 403:, which used the 357:al-Khums District 318: 317: 109:Location in Libya 16:(Redirected from 2347: 2161: 2154: 2147: 2138: 2137: 2098: 2064: 2063: 2052: 2045: 2038: 2029: 2028: 2022: 2021: 2019: 2017: 2006: 2000: 1999: 1997: 1995: 1984: 1978: 1977: 1975: 1973: 1962: 1956: 1955: 1953: 1951: 1944:www.marfamar.com 1936: 1930: 1929: 1927: 1926: 1917:. 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Khoms, Libya
"17 February Martyrs Monument" in Khums center
17 February
Official seal of Al-Khums
Al-Khums is located in Libya
32°38′59″N 14°15′52″E / 32.64972°N 14.26444°E / 32.64972; 14.26444
Libya
Tripolitania
District
Murqub
Berbers
Phoenicians
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Lpqy
Al-Khums Municipal Council
Khalid Bennour
Demonym
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
Area code
License Plate Code
http://khoms.gov.ly/
Arabic
city
de jure
Murqub District
Mediterranean
Libya
al-Khums District

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