Tolmeita

Tolmeita,^[1] Tolmeta^[2] or Tolmeitha^[3] Arabic: طلميتة^[4] is a village in the northern Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya, some 110 km (68 mi) east of Benghazi, near Ad Dirsiyah. Its name is derived from Greek Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemais), the name of the classical city of Ptolemais, whose ruins are nearby.

Tolmeita طلميتة
Village
Tolmeita Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°42′19.48″N 20°56′41.09″E
Country	Libya
Region	Cyrenaica
District	Marj
Elevation	14.7 m (48.2 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

32.705411°N 20.944748°E / 32.705411; 20.944748

See also

• List of cities in Libya