Jinān Yaḩyá
Jinān Yaḩyá is a shrine in Al Marj, Libya. Jinān Yaḩyá is situated nearby to the village Tolmeita.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ptolemais and Palazzo delle Colonne.
Ptolemais
Archaeological site
Photo: Edratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ptolemais was one of the five cities that formed the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, the others being Cyrene, Euesperides, Tauchira/Teuchira, and Apollonia. Its ruins are at a small village in modern Libya called Tolmeita, after the ancient name. Ptolemais is situated 3 km northeast of Jinān Yaḩyá.
Palazzo delle Colonne
Archaeological site
Photo: Edratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palazzo delle Colonne is an Hellenistic-style mansion located in Ptolemais, in the Cyrenaica region of Libya. Situated near the city's agora, the site is generally identified as the residence of the city's governor. Palazzo delle Colonne is situated 3 km northeast of Jinān Yaḩyá.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tolmeita.
Tolmeita
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tolmeita, Tolmeta or Tolmeitha Arabic: طلميتة is a village in the northern Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya, some 110 km east of Benghazi, near Ad Dirsiyah.
Jinān Yaḩyá
- Type: Shrine
- Also known as: “Jinan Yahya”
- Category: religion
- Location: Al Marj, Libya, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
32.69469° or 32° 41′ 41″ northLongitude
20.92391° or 20° 55′ 26″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8G42MWVF+VHGeoNames ID
85932
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