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Discover Qaryat Sidi Shahir ad Din in Libya

Qaryat Sidi Shahir ad Din in the region of Libya (general) is a town located in Libya - some 445 mi or ( 717 km ) East of Tripoli , the country's capital .

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Local time in Qaryat Sidi Shahir ad Din is now 01:35 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Tripoli " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, 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 Qaryat Sidi Shahir ad Din ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Tolmeitha

Tolmeitha, Tolometa, or Tolmeita (Arabic طلميثة) is a tiny village in the northern Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya, some 110 km east of Benghazi, near Ad Dirsiyah. Its name is derived, through the Latin Tolmeta, from the Greek name of the classical city whose ruins are nearby, Ptolemais. The ancient Libyan city of Marj had its own special currency, which was minted in the year 525 BC. It was found in the excavations of antiquities in the Museums of Tolmeitha and Cyrene.

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Located at 32.71 20.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Cyrenaica, Populated places in Marj District

Ptolemais, Cyrenaica

Ptolemais or Ptolemaida was one of the ancient capitals of Cyrenaica. It was probably named after Ptolemy III Euergetes. Its Latin name in Roman times was Tolmeta, from which the modern Libyan town of Tolmeitha (Arabic طلميثة) derives its name. The town was most probably founded in 7th or 6th century BC by settlers from Barka. Soon it became one of the founding city-states of the Pentapolis federation. In 331 BC the union was dissolved after all of its towns surrendered to Alexander the Great.

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Located at 32.70 20.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Libya, Archaeological sites in Libya, Cyrenaica, Former populated places in Libya, Greek colonies, Roman sites in Libya

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.

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Located at 32.50 20.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Cyrenaica, Districts of Libya

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.

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Located at 32.50 20.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Libya, Communes in Dolj County, Cyrenaica, Former populated places in Libya, Greek colonies, History of Libya, Populated coastal places in Libya, Roman sites in Libya