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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 (Bernico). 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
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364309

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 Barb3, Con4, He2, NB, New, Ricc12, Urb1
Missurata BL02, Fn9, Morg
Misue Par3
Misur Vat2
misur Ashb3, Med3, Ricc1
misur[...] Magl4
Misura Ricc6
misura Fn3
misura[...] Ricc8
misurata Borg, Chig2, Con1, Fn12, He1, He3, Laur3, ME2, Marc1, Pad1, Pal8, Par1, Par4, Pnc3, Ricc11, Ricc13, Spe, Tre
Misurata BL01, Fo, Parm2, Per2, Pnc4, Ricc14, Vat3
MisuratA Ricc9
misurate Ricc15, Ro2
misuratta Chig1
MISVRATA Fn8
mixurata Med2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Misurata.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/misurata/.