Qasr Libya or Theodoureas ( ar, قصر ليبيا) is a small town in northern

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about northwest of Bayda. In ancient times, it was called

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and Theodorias, the ruins of which were excavated in the 1950s. The town contains a museum with fifty

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mosaics.Azema, James (2000) "East of Barce" ''Libya Handbook: The Travel Guide'
p. 163
Footprint Travel Guides, Bath, England, It's on the cross-roads between the eastwards

Marj Marj ( ar, المرج, Al Marǧ, The Meadows), also spelt ''El Merj'', generally believed to be on the site of the ancient city of Barca or Barce, is a city in northeastern Libya and the administrative seat of the Marj District. It lies in an ...

– Bayda main road, and the southwards Qasr Libya– Marawa road.

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Livius.org: Theodorias (Qasr Libya)
Populated places in Jabal al Akhdar Cyrenaica {{libya-geo-stub