Ptolemais
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Palazzo delle Colonne.
Palazzo delle Colonne
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tolmeita.
Ptolemais
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Al Marj, Libya, North Africa, Africa
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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.
- Arabic: “بطوليمانيس”
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