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Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica is the eastern coastal region of present-day Libya, named after the ancient Greek city of Cyrene. It lay on the routes between Egypt and the Maghreb. Under rulers such as Baybars and Qalawun, the Mamluk Sultanate extended its control over Cyrenaica.
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