The Coast of Libya from Aerial View (25 photos)

Photographer Jason Hawkes went on a business trip to Libya, where he had the opportunity to fly an Mi-8 helicopter along the Mediterranean coast of Tripoli and several ancient cities, including Sabratha and Leptis Magna. He has kindly shared his images with a wider audience.







1. A view of the well-preserved Roman theater on the Mediterranean coast in Sabratha, Libya. The city was originally a Phoenician trading port, but later became part of the Roman Empire. (© Jason Hawkes)

2. The ruins of the Temple of Isis in Sabratha on the Mediterranean coast. (© Jason Hawkes)



3. The ruins of Sabratha. (© Jason Hawkes)



4. Ruins of the Roman theater in Sabratha on the Mediterranean coast. (© Jason Hawkes)



5. View of ancient Sabratha (foreground). Modern buildings are visible in the background. (© Jason Hawkes)



6. Ruins of the Roman theater in Sabratha. (© Jason Hawkes)



7. The Tripoli Coast. (© Jason Hawkes)



8. A quarry on the Mediterranean coast between Sabratha and Tripoli, Libya. (© Jason Hawkes)



9. The former residence of the Libyan monarchs in Tripoli. The building now houses a public library. (© Jason Hawkes)



10. People in Martyrs' Square in Tripoli. (© Jason Hawkes)



11. Rooftops in Tripoli. (© Jason Hawkes)



12. Fountain in Martyrs' Square in Tripoli. (© Jason Hawkes)



13. Rooftops in Tripoli. (© Jason Hawkes)



14. Crowd on the street in Tripoli. (© Jason Hawkes)



15. Ruins on the coast in Al-Khums, Libya. (© Jason Hawkes)



16. The ruins of the Roman city of Leptis Magna near modern-day Al-Khums, Libya. (© Jason Hawkes)



17. The ancient city of Leptis Magna, founded about two thousand years ago on the Mediterranean coast. (© Jason Hawkes)



18. Ruins of a theater in the ancient city of Leptis Magna. (© Jason Hawkes)



19. Ruins of a breakwater and wall from the Byzantine Empire in the ancient city of Leptis Magna. The harbor was to the right of the structure, but it silted up many years ago. (© Jason Hawkes)



20. Ruins of the ancient city of Leptis Magna. (© Jason Hawkes)



21. Ruins of the ancient city of Leptis Magna. (© Jason Hawkes)



22. Ruins of the Forum of Septimius Severus in the ancient city of Leptis Magna. (© Jason Hawkes)



23. Amphitheater in the ancient city of Leptis Magna on the Mediterranean coast. (© Jason Hawkes)



24. Amphitheater in the ancient city of Leptis Magna on the Mediterranean coast. (© Jason Hawkes)