Tocra
توكرة | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 32°31′56″N 20°34′20″E / 32.53222°N 20.57222°E | |
Country | Libya |
Region | Cyrenaica |
District | Marj |
Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
Population (2004)[2] | |
• Total | 23,164 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
License Plate Code | 52 |
Tocra, Taucheira or Tukrah, is a town on the coast of the Marj District in the Cyrenaica region of northeastern Libya, founded by Cyrene. It lay 200 stadia west of Ptolemais. Today it is a coastal town 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Marj.