Qaminis

Qaminis قمينس Ghemines
Town
Qaminis Location in Libya
Coordinates: 31°39′26″N 20°00′52″E / 31.65722°N 20.01444°E / 31.65722; 20.01444Coordinates: 31°39′26″N 20°00′52″E / 31.65722°N 20.01444°E / 31.65722; 20.01444
Country	Libya
District	Benghazi
Population (2006)[1]
• Total	10,713
Time zone	UTC + 2

Qaminis or Ghemines (Arabic: قمينس‎) is a small town adjacent to the Gulf of Sidra in the Cyrenaica region of northwestern Libya. It's located about 50 kilometers to the south of Benghazi - and 23 km west of Suluq.

Qaminis was known Chaminos, before being conquered by Muslim forces in 642 CE. ^[2]

Qaminis is slowly growing as new houses are being built, mostly by new citizens moving to the town. The former Libyan government did not have a large impact upon the town.

See also

• List of cities in Libya

Notes

1. ↑ Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p.119.
2. ↑ Libyan Planning Ministry, “Al Atlas al Watani lil Jamahiriya…”, Tripoli, 1978, p.18.

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