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Garama

Garama, modern Germa in south-western Libya, was the capital of the Garamantian Empire. It was a planned town in the Fezzan supported by foggara irrigation and trans-Saharan trade. By around 500 CE it had greatly declined.

Garama
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Garamantian EmpireSocioeconomy, Military, Governance, Decline

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Garama. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/garama
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