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The city of Sousa was known as Apollonia during the Greek-Roman times. It is located on the Mediterranean coast, 20 km north of Shah'hat (Cyrene), and is connected latter by a road excavated in the rocky ground of the area, and improved during Roman times.
Apollonia served as a port for the city of Cyrene, when the once well-known silphium plant was exported by the end of the 6th century A.D. its importance exceeded that of Cyrene and Ptolemais.
Visitors to the site will certainly enjoy the fine weather and the beautiful Mediterranean beach as well as the Greek, Roman and Byzantine ruin.
The Greek theatre, the Roman baths, and the Byzantine palace.
