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Taucheira
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Taucheira
Tocra, Taucheira, Tukrah or El Agouriya, is a town on the coast of the Marj District in the Cyrenaica region of northeastern Libya. It was founded by the Greeks and considered by some to be part of the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, at a later period it became a Roman colony, and was fortified by Justinian I.
Site Information
Country: Libya
District: Marj District
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 6th Century BC
Oldest Culture: Ancient Greeks
Later Cultures: Roman + Byzantine + Islamic
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
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