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The land on which the sanctuary is located is privately owned by George
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place of worship. The site remained in use until around the 4th century AD. A hermitage might have existed in the area during the medieval period.
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carved on one of the walls of the sanctuary had been stolen. The graffito was recovered in June 2011, and it is now on display at the
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sanctuary, which was excavated by
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Zammit, V. (1997, February 9). Is-Santwarju ta' Ras il-Wardija Għawdex. Mument: Pizzikanna, p. 3.
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the remains of an external masonry structure including an altar
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1518:Bulla Regia
1066:Umm al-Amad
951:Pantelleria
820:Akka (Acre)
706:Aïn Oulmene
687:Rusubbicari
671:Tamentfoust
631:Constantine
247:Punic-Roman
235:San Lawrenz
208:Dilapidated
115: /
100:36°2′11.8″N
91:Coordinates
77:San Lawrenz
1825:Categories
1754:Ta' Ġawhar
1528:Hadrumetum
1346:Akra Leuka
1225:Casablanca
1057:Sur (Tyre)
366:References
345:Cittadella
318:Marsaxlokk
259:Bronze Age
184:Site notes
1813:Destroyed
1749:Ta' Ċieda
1649:Tahpanhes
1644:Gibraltar
1639:Phoenicus
1634:Myriandus
1543:Kerkouane
1420:Almunecar
1231:Volubilis
1102:Tsabratan
956:Selinunte
926:Lilybaeum
693:El Bahri)
667:Rusguniae
642:Macomades
577:Cartennae
290:Christian
267:nymphaeum
213:Ownership
205:Condition
192:1964–1967
162:Abandoned
148:Limestone
133:nymphaeum
1780:Tas-Silġ
1608:Thysdrus
1552:Monastir
1523:Carthage
1431:Toscanos
1411:Saguntum
1401:Rushadir
1350:Alicante
1280:Portugal
1246:Oualidia
1206:Tamusida
1155:Tas-Silġ
1119:Cospicua
1117:Maleth (
936:Neapolis
920:Cagliari
886:Drepanum
845:Shikmona
763:Lapathus
691:Zemmouri
661:Azeffoun
652:Rachgoun
602:Igilgili
572:Camarata
337:graffito
314:Tas-Silġ
253:The site
144:Material
73:Location
1612:El Djem
1603:Thapsus
1593:Tayinat
1588:Tabarka
1578:Ruspina
1506:Tunisia
1441:Tyreche
1405:Melilla
1366:Iboshim
1271:Rusibis
1241:Rusadir
1236:Mogador
1215:Tangier
1195:Larache
1164:Morocco
1096:Tripoli
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1012:Baalbek
985:Lebanon
971:Tharros
890:Trapani
757:Larnaca
712:Thagora
657:Rusazus
621:Tigzirt
617:Iomnium
596:Algiers
592:Icosium
565:Algeria
343:in the
224:Limited
170:Periods
154:Founded
139:History
18:Wardija
1702:Melite
1567:Djerba
1563:Meninx
1548:Lepcis
1532:Sousse
1497:Ugarit
1487:Shuksi
1482:Safita
1477:Paltus
1385:Málaga
1381:Malake
1326:Abdera
1309:Tavira
1191:Likush
1145:Mtarfa
1082:Lepcis
1021:Beirut
916:Karaly
840:Reshef
830:Michal
815:Achzib
808:Israel
794:Rhodes
777:Greece
768:Marion
753:Kition
741:Cyprus
732:Timici
716:Taoura
647:Malaca
271:beacon
1871:Tanit
1627:Other
1618:Utica
1597:Thyna
1573:Ruspe
1492:Sumur
1472:Carne
1457:Arwad
1450:Syria
1435:Velez
1391:Onoba
1376:Mahón
1370:Ibiza
1361:Herna
1340:Ceuta
1336:Abyla
1319:Spain
1305:Balsa
1256:Gadir
1251:Zilil
1211:Tinga
1129:Mdina
1111:Malta
1086:Khoms
1075:Libya
1052:Sidon
1017:Birut
961:Sulci
946:Olbia
931:Motya
900:Erice
871:Bitan
864:Italy
849:Haifa
835:Jaffa
799:Delos
748:Dhali
702:Sarai
627:Cirta
606:Jijel
581:Tenes
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349:Tanit
286:Roman
263:Punic
243:Malta
178:Roman
174:Punic
85:Malta
1416:Sexi
1330:Adra
1261:Sala
1221:Anfa
1092:Oyat
1002:Arqa
997:Ampi
992:Amia
941:Nora
896:Eryx
875:Chia
825:Dora
789:Paxi
277:and
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