Official Name: | Massa |
Native Name: | مسة |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Libya |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Libya |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Libya |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Cyrenaica |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jebel el-Akhdar |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | UTC +2 |
Coordinates: | 32.7517°N 21.6264°W |
Massa (Arabic: مسة or ماسة) is a town in the District of Jebel el-Akhdar in north-eastern Libya. It is located 10 km west of Beida.[1] During Italian rule, the town was known as Villaggio Luigi Razza,[2] probably after the late Italian politician of the same name.
There is an association in Massa named Ain as Saqr interested in gathering Libyan antiquities.
The ancient site of Ein Targhuna, believed to be a Jewish military settlement dating from the Roman period, is located 6 kilometers to the west.