Cyrenaica
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Area | 855370 |
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Capital | Benghazi |
Semi-autonomy proclaimed | 6 March 2012 |
Autonomy proclaimed | 3 November 2013 |
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ID | 2066319 |
About Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica is the eastern coastal region of Libya. Also known as Pentapolis in antiquity, it formed part of the Roman province of Crete and Cyrenaica, later divided into Libya Pentapolis and Libya Sicca. During the Islamic period, the area came to be known as Barqa, after the city of Barca.