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IntersectionLieuAntiquité–XXe siècle

Region: Libye (Tripolitaine, province de Misrata)

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Khoms (al-Khums) is a port in Tripolitania located on the site of ancient Leptis Magna, one of the greatest Roman cities in Africa. A Jewish community is attested there from the Roman period through the twentieth century, participating in Mediterranean maritime trade.

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This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Khoms (Leptis Magna) give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.

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Sources & resources

  • Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic WorldBrill
  • Encyclopaedia Judaica2e éd., Keter/Macmillan

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