Barca — Medieval Islamic Fortified Citadel Plateau

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Why it mattersKey Greek Barca → Arab Barqah capital of Cyrenaica Emirate 640 CE fortress with stratified sequence and regional typology.

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Built

560 BCE Barca Greek city; Arab citadel 640 CE

Period

Greek Barca 560 BCE → Byzantine → Arab Barca medieval capital 640–1150 CE

Culture

Greek Barca → Arab Barqah capital of Cyrenaica Emirate 640 CE

Purpose

Greek Barca hill citadel with medieval Arab capital ruins (3 ha enclosure) and Barca plain view

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1900

Excavation

Unexcavated

1. 560 BCE Barca Greek city; Arab citadel 640 CE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Barca — Medieval Islamic Fortified Citadel Plateau

2. c. 1200 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Barca — Medieval Islamic Fortified Citadel Plateau

3. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Barca — Medieval Islamic Fortified Citadel Plateau

• Barca — Medieval Islamic Fortified Citadel Plateau — Principal Structure

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  structure at Barca — Medieval Islamic Fortified Citadel Plateau — outlier feature

  32.4920° N · 20.8303° E

• Barca — Medieval Islamic Fortified Citadel Plateau — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Barca — Medieval Islamic Fortified Citadel Plateau — subsidiary complex

  32.4932° N · 20.8313° E

• Barca — Medieval Islamic Fortified Citadel Plateau — Southern Rock Art

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  rock art at Barca — Medieval Islamic Fortified Citadel Plateau — outlier feature

  32.4941° N · 20.8283° E

• Barca — Medieval Islamic Fortified Citadel Plateau — Eastern Structure

  structure

  structure at Barca — Medieval Islamic Fortified Citadel Plateau — subsidiary complex

  32.4948° N · 20.8294° E