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ID: 7000645
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7000645
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Al Marj (inhabited place)  Al Marj (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 32 29 17 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 32.4880  decimal degrees
Long: 020 49 54 E  degrees minutes   Long: 20.8310  decimal degrees

Note: Founded by Libyans, though had large ancient Greek population; declined after Persian invasion late 6th century BCE and again under Ptolemies; prospered under Arabs after invasion of 641; damaged in intense fighting in WW II and in earthquake of 1963.

Names:
Al Marj (preferred,C,V)
Al-Marj (C,V)
Barca (C,V)
Barka (C,V)
Barce (C,O)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Libya (nation)  ........  Libya (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Al Marj (national district)  ............  Al Marj (national district) (P)
Hierarchy of Al Marj (inhabited place)  ................  Al Marj (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  founded ca. 550 BC

Sources and Contributors:
Al-Marj..........  [VP]
.................  Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-5
Al Marj..........  [VP Preferred]
.................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 79
.................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 120
Barca..........  [VP]
..............  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 337
Barce..........  [VP]
..............  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 22
Barka..........  [VP]
..............  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 118
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 79
..................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 25 July 2016
..................  Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-5
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 120; 22
..................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 337
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 118
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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