Shahhat

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title: "Shahhat" 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/Shahhat" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
official_name	Shahat
native_name	شحات
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Shahhat 1.jpg
dot_x
pushpin_map	Libya
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Libya
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Libya
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Cyrenaica
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Jabal al Akhdar
leader_title1
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2004
population_footnotes
population_total	43376
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
population_blank2_title	Religions
timezone	UTC +2
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	513
postal_code_type
registration_plate_type	License Plate Code
registration_plate	35
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|postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = | registration_plate_type = License Plate Code | registration_plate = 35 ** Shahhat** or Shahat (, ) is a town in the District of Jabal al Akhdar in northeastern Libya on the Mediterranean coast. It is located 24 km east of Bayda.

History

Main article: Cyrene, Libya

The ancient and medieval city of Cyrene was located nearby.

During the Libyan Civil War, the city was one of the first to fall under rebel control.

Transport

Shahhat is linked with Derna by two roads, the inner road running through Al Qubah is part of the Libyan Coastal Highway and the coastal road running through Susa and Ras al Helal.

References

References

1. [http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Sahhat Wolfram Alpha]
2. Maplandia world gazetteer
3. "Live Blog - Libya Feb 24 {{!}} Al Jazeera Blogs".

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