Shahhat or Shahat (Arabic: شحات, Shaḥāt) is a town in the District of Jabal al Akhdar in northeastern Libya on the Mediterranean coast. It is located 24 km (15 mi) east of Bayda.
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👉 Shahhat in the context of Cyrene, Libya
Cyrene, also sometimes anglicized as Kyrene, was an ancient Greek colony and Roman city near present-day Shahhat in northeastern Libya in North Africa. It was part of the Pentapolis, an important group of five cities in the region, and gave the area its classical and early modern name Cyrenaica.
Cyrene lies on a ridge of the Jebel Akhdar uplands. The archaeological remains cover several hectares and include several monumental temples, stoas, theatres, bathhouses, churches, and palatial residences. The city is surrounded by the Necropolis of Cyrene. Since 1982, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city's port was Apollonia (Marsa Sousa), located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) to the north.
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Shahhat in the context of Jabal al Akhdar
Jabal al Akhdar or The Green Mountain (Arabic: الجبل الأخضر al-Jabal al-Akhḍar) is one of the districts of Libya. It lies in the northeast of the country. The capital is Bayda. In its territory, close to the city of Shahhat, can be found the remains of the ancient Greek colony of Cyrene, and the neighbouring city of Apollonia, a major port in the Mediterranean Sea in antiquity. On land, it borders Derna in the east, Al Wahat in the south and Marj in the west.
Per the census of 2012, the total population inwas 157,747, with 150,353 Libyans. Average household size was 6.9, compared to 3.7 for non-Libyans. There were a total of 22,713 households, 20,907 of them Libyan. The population density was 1.86 persons per km. Per the 2006 census, there were 70,321 economically active people.