Ptolemais
Ptolemais was one of the five cities that formed the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, the others being Cyrene, Euesperides, Tauchira/Teuchira, and Apollonia. According to Procopius, Ptolemais was once a prosperous and densely populated city.Places of Interest Nearby
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Palazzo delle Colonne
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180 metres north of Ptolemais
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tolmeita.
Ptolemais
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Latitude
32.70711° or 32° 42′ 26″ north
Longitude
20.95397° or 20° 57′ 14″ east
Open location code
8G42PX43+RH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Ptolemais” goes by many names.
بطوليمانيسArabic
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