Tolmeita
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Tolmeita
طلميتة | |
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Village | |
  Tolmeita Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°42′19.48″N 20°56′41.09″E / 32.7054111°N 20.9447472°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| District | Marj |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Tolmeita,[1] Tolmeta[2] or Tolmeitha[3] Arabic: طلميتة[4] is a village in the northern Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya, some 110 km (68 mi) east of Benghazi, near Ad Dirsiyah. Its name is derived from Greek Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemais), the name of the classical city of Ptolemais, whose ruins are nearby.
32°42′19″N 20°56′41″E / 32.705411°N 20.944748°E
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ronald Bruce St. John, Libya: Continuity and Change (Routledge 2013 ISBN 9781136824050), p.3
- ^ Anna Baldinetti, The Origins of the Libyan Nation (Routledge 2014 ISBN 9781135245023), p. viii
- ^ Mammals in the Seas: Small cetaceans, seals, sirenians and otters (Food and Agriculture Organization 1978 ISBN 9789251005149), 246
- ^ Ministry of Transport, Libya
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