Misurata
- Modern name
- Misrata
- Modern country
- Libya
- Coordinates
- 32.38, 15.09
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.
The toponym Misurata appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P093
Variant spellings of Misurata in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| [o]misur | Wie1 |
| missurata | Con4, He2, NB, Ricc12 |
| Missurata | Fn9, Morg |
| Misue | Par3 |
| misur | Ashb3, Med3, Ricc1 |
| misur[...] | Magl4 |
| misura | Fn3 |
| misura[...] | Ricc8 |
| misurata | Con1, Fn12, He3, Laur3, ME2, Marc1, Pad1, Pal8, Par1, Pnc3, Tre |
| Misurata | Fo, Parm2, Per2, Pnc4 |
| misurate | Ricc15 |
| mixurata | Med2 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Misurata.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/misurata/.