Qaminis

Qaminis or Ghemines is a small town adjacent to the Gulf of Sidra in the region of northwestern . It is located about 50 km to the south of , 23 km west of , and 6 km east of the Mediterranean coast.
  • Type: Town with 8,690 residents
  • Description: small town in Benghazi District, Libya
  • Also known as: “Caminus”, “Chemines”, “Ghemines”, “Qamīnis”, “კამინისი”, “ⵇⵎⵉⵏⵙ”, and “ⵇⵎⵉⵏⵙ قمينس”

Qaminis

Latitude
31.65892° or 31° 39′ 32″ north
Longitude
20.01368° or 20° 0′ 49″ east
Population
8,690
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
8G32M257+HF
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Qaminis” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قمينس”
  • Asturian: “Qaminis”
  • Dutch: “Qaminis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قمينس”
  • French: “Chemines”
  • Georgian: “ქამინისი”
  • Persian: “قمینس”
  • Portuguese: “Caminis”
  • Portuguese: “Qaminis”
  • Russian: “Каминис”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قمینس”
  • Zulu: “Qaminis”

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