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Jardas al 'Abid in the region of Libya (general) is a place located in Libya - some 456 mi or ( 733 km ) East of Tripoli , the country's capital .
Local time in Jardas al 'Abid is now 01:52 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Tripoli " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Darnah, Benghazi, Al Marj, and Al Bayda. When in this area, you might want to check out Tobruk . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Jardas al 'Abid ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Barca
Barce (sometimes Barca) was an ancient Greek colony and later Roman, Byzantine, city in North Africa. It occupied the coastal area of what is modern day Libya. As a Greek city it was part of the Cyrenaican Pentapolis along with the city of Cyrene itself. According to most archeologists, it was situated at Marj, but according to Alexander Graham at Tolmeitha. The city's name, Arabized as Barqah, came to refer to the former state and province of Cyrenaica.
Located at 32.50 20.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Marj District
Marj is an administrative division (shabiyah or district) of northeastern Libya, lying on the Mediterranean Sea coast. Its administrative seat is the city of Marj, which was formerly known as Barca. Marj is situated on the Cyrenaica Plateau at the western edge of the Jebel Akhdar. In the 2007 administrative reorganization part of the territory formerly in Al Hizam al Akhdar District was transferred to Al Marj. In the north, Marj has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea.
Located at 32.50 20.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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