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Al Qayqab Destination Guide

Touring Al Qayqab in Libya

Al Qayqab in the region of Libya (general) is located in Libya - some 513 mi or ( 826 km ) East of Tripoli , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Al Qayqab

Time in Al Qayqab is now 03:47 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Tripoli " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tobruk, Qirnadah, Lamludah, Kuhuf Tuhudiyah, and Darnah. Being here already, consider visiting Tobruk . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Al Qayqab ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Apollenia Libya

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Interesting facts about this location

Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya

The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya is located on a coastal plateau of Libya, beyond the boundaries of the city (extramural). In approximately 630 BC Greeks from the island of Thera colonized Cyrene. Other Greek colonists not long after increased the population, thus transforming Cyrene into what was regarded as both the largest and wealthiest Greek colony of North Africa.

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Located at 32.83 21.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: World Heritage Sites in Libya

Cyrene, Libya

Cyrene /saɪˈriːniː/ was an ancient Greek colony and then a Roman city in present-day Shahhat, Libya, the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region. It gave eastern Libya the classical name Cyrenaica that it has retained to modern times. Cyrene lies in a lush valley in the Jebel Akhdar uplands. The city was named after a spring, Kyre, which the Greeks consecrated to Apollo.

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Located at 32.82 21.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Libya, Archaeological sites in Libya, Cyrenaica, Former populated places in Libya, History of Libya, Jabal al Akhdar, Jebel Akhdar, Libya, Populated places established in the 7th century BC, Theran colonies, Tourism in Libya, World Heritage Sites in Libya

Apollonia, Cyrenaica

Apollonia in Cyrenaica was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial centre in the southern Mediterranean. It served as the harbour of Cyrene, 20 km to the southwest. The Greek geographer and mathematician Eratosthenes was born there. Apollonia was one of the five towns of the Libyan Pentapolis.

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Located at 32.90 21.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Libya, Cyrenaica, Former populated places in Libya, Greek colonies, Jabal al Akhdar

Ras al Helal

Ra's al Helal is a village on the Mediterranean coast in the Jebel Akhdar foothills, in the northeastern region of Cyrenaica, Libya. Ra's al Helal,, takes its name from its cape landform which is crescent shaped when viewed from above in the surrounding mountains. The village is in the District of Derna.

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Located at 32.88 22.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Cyrenaica, Jebel Akhdar, Libya, Populated places in Derna District, Waterfalls of Libya

German submarine U-205

German submarine U-205 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 19 June 1940 by the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as 'werk' 634, launched on 20 March 1941 and commissioned on 3 May under the command of Franz-Georg Reschke. She was sunk 17 February 1943 by HMS Paladin at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|56|N|22|01|E||| | |name= }}.

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Located at 32.93 22.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 1941 ships, German Type VII submarines, Ships built in Kiel, U-boats commissioned in 1941, U-boats sunk in 1943, World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, World War II submarines of Germany