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Misurata

Modern name
Misrata
Modern country
Libya
Misurata/Misrata is now the third-largest city in Libya, after Tripoli and Benghazi. Named after the Misrata Berber tribe, the site was an important caravan supply center and port in the Middle Ages, especially for the trans-Saharan trade. Campbell #1640.
Coordinates
32.38, 15.09

The toponym Misurata appears in La Sfera in the following places:

04.11.03

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Map of the location P093

Variant spellings of Misurata in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
[o]misur Wie1
missurata He2, NB
Missurata Fn9
misur Ricc1
misur[...] Magl4
misura[...] Ricc8
Misurata Fo, Parm2, Per2
misurata He3, Laur3, Marc1, ME2, Pad1, Pal8, Par1
misurate Ricc15
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Misurata.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/misurata/.