Tocra
Tocra
توكرة | |
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License Plate Code | 52 |
Tocra, Taucheira or Tukrah, is a town on the coast of the
History
Founded by the Greeks and considered by some to be part of the
In the city fortifications from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods have been found.[3]
Name
Taucheira, Teucheira, Tauchira or Teuchira (
It is the same town erroneously written Τάριχα by
Agouriya is the name given to the city by the deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi, in reference to the Agouri tribe. The town's largest tribe is the Barghathi tribe, who claim the town their own. There are tribal rivalries with the Abdali tribe. Both the Barghathi and Abdali tribes belong to the larger "umbrella" Agouri tribe. The renaming of the town by Gaddafi was to play on the rivalry between the two tribes. After the 17 Feb revolution, inhabitants of the town went back to the old name, Tokara.
Agriculture
On a relatively small scale, residents of the town grow watermelon, cantaloupe, grapes, almonds, and tomatoes; but it is most famous for its figs.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Tukrah - Wolfram|Alpha".
- ^ " Al `Āqūrīyah" GeoNames
- ^ The Hellenistic and Byzantine Defences of Tocra (Taucheira)
- ^ Herod. iv. 171
- ^ Hierocl. p. 732; Plin. v. 5. s. 5
- ^ Strab. xvii. p. 836; Mela, i. 8; Plin. l. c.
- ^ Cf. Della Cella, Viagg. p. 198; Pacho, Voyage, p. 184.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Arsinoe". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.