Massah, Libya

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title: "Massah, Libya" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-jabal-al-akhdar"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-jabal-al-akhdar" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massah,_Libya" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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official_name	Massa
native_name	مسة
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image_skyline	Massa 1.jpg
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subdivision_name	Libya
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Cyrenaica
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Jebel el-Akhdar
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unit_pref	Imperial
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population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
population_blank2_title	Religions
timezone	UTC +2
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|postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = Massa () is a town in the district of Jebel el-Akhdar in north-eastern Libya. It is located 10 km west of Beida. During Italian rule, the town was known as Villaggio Luigi Razza, probably after the late Italian politician of the same name.

There is an association in Massa named Ain as Saqr interested in gathering Libyan antiquities.

The ancient site of Ein Targhuna, believed to be a Jewish military settlement dating from the Roman period, is located 6 kilometers to the west.

Photo gallery

Massa 3.jpg|Massa's eastern gateway Massa 4.jpg|Massa's western gateway A Massa farm 5.jpg|A farm in Massa Ain as Saqr association.jpg|Ain as Saqr antiquities association (in an old Italian church) Church of Massah.jpg|The same building, during the Italian period

References

References

2. Maplandia world gazetteer
3. El Hadi Mustapha Bulegma, & Saad Khalil Kezeiri (ed.), " Al Jamahiriya: Dirasa fil Jughrafia", Ad Dar al Jamahiriya lil nashr wa tawzee wa e'lan, Surt, Libya, 1995.P.405
4. Applebaum, Shimon. (1989-01-01). "ʿEin Targhuna". Brill.

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