The archeological city of Leptis is situated 123 km to the east of Tripoli, and 3 km from Alkhums city, Leptis has been mentioned in the old historical sources in the name of Leptis Magna in Latin and Leptis Megali in Greek, its name may be a derivation from its Bonician name (Libqi) that was mentioned in the Phoenician currencies in the First Gregorian century, Leptis is considered one of the main historical cities and the largest one, it was a trading center destination for the Phoenicians in their active trading trips in the Mediterranean sea, Hama port was used for the anchorage of vessels and interchange of goods, the city developed and enlarged in the Libyan, Bonician, Phoenician and Roman eras, it reached its prosperity in the second Gregorian century when one of its sons (Septimius Siphirus) became an emperor in 193 and until 211, during this period the city witnessed its apogee, where the main architectural chez d'oeuvre were constructed; the basilica, the paved street, the nymphs source, the triumph arc Septimius Siphirus, the main vestiges consist in the city with its successive Roman floors including the fortifications made by the Romans, the triumph arcs, the main streets, the old square, the old temples ruins as well as the baths of Hadrian emperor, furthermore the city has a museum that contains the archeological discoveries and masterpieces of the region.Sebratha and Leptis cities form the center of the traditional tourism in the western coast region that is sustained by Tripoli city and many small or more important towns rich of large tourist potentialities, such as the splendid ruins in Roman Villa Silin, and many other excellent examples of the Roman art that consist of statues, mosaics and other manual and artistic crafts exposed in Assaray Elhamra museum in Tripoli that is considered in itself an important tourist attraction center