In 1943, during the Second World War, archaeologist Max Mallowan, husband of novelist Agatha Christie, was based at Sabratha as an assistant to the Senior Civil Affairs Officer of the Western Province of Tripolitania.
En 1943, durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, o arqueólogo Max Mallowan, esposo da novelista Agatha Christie, asentouse en Sabratha como asistente do Oficial Superior de Asuntos Civís da Provincia Occidental de Tripolitania.