Red Castle Museum
National museum in Tripoli, Libya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Red Castle Museum, also known as As-saraya Al-hamra Museum (Arabic: متحف السرايا الحمراء), the Archaeological Museum of Tripoli or Jamahiriya Museum,[1][2] is a national museum in Libya. It is located in the historic building known as the Red Castle of Tripoli (Arabic: السراي الحمراء), sometimes also referred to as Red Saraya, on the promontory above and adjacent to the old-town district with medina Ghadema.
Established | 1919 |
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Location | Tripoli, Libya |
Type | National museum |
Designed in conjunction with UNESCO, the museum covers 5,000 years from prehistory to the independence revolution (1953) era.[3] The museum has an entrance on historic As-Saha al-Kradrah, the Martyrs' Square.[4] The museum has been closed since 2011 due to security concerns.