Ghirza: Gh82

The centenarium known as Gh82

Ghirza: Roman town in Libya, one of the main archaeological sites of the country.

General	North-A	South A	Gh 82
	North-B	South C
	North-C	South F
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The photo shows one of the many fortified farms of along the upper Wadi Ghirza that are part of the Limes Tripolitanus. It measures about 17½ x 17½ meter, is about an hour to the west of the town of Ghirza, and controls a crossing of a wadi.

In Graeme Barker e.a., Farming the Desert. The UNESCO Libyan Valleys Archaeological Survey (1996), this farm is known as Gh82. A satellite photo can be found here.

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General	North-A	South A	Gh 82
	North-B	South C
	North-C	South F
	North D-G	South G
		South NN