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Tūkrah (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 32 32 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.5333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 020 35 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 20.5833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Town near the Mediterranean Sea northeasdt of Benghazi; excavations of Archaic votive pottery near shore indicate ancient city was originally near shrine of Demeter and Kore; prominent ruins include Byzantine walls and governor's palace. |
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| Tūkrah (preferred,C,V)
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| Tawqrah (C,V)
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| Tocra (C,V)
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| Tokra (C,V)
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| Teuchira (H,V)
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| Tauchira (H,V)
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| Taucheira (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Teucheira (H,V)
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| Arsinoe (H,V)
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............ | after consort of Ptolemy II, 3rd cen. BC |
| Arsinoë (H,V)
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Benghazi (national district) (P) |
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Tūkrah (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by 7th cen. BC |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| battlefield (H) |
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scene of fighting between British & Axis forces during World War II |
| city (H) |
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| colonial settlement (H) |
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settled by ancient Greeks, later by the Romans |
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