Cape Rausen
- Ancient name
- Cyrene (or close to it), Cyrene (or close)
- Modern name
- Ra's Amir
- Modern country
- Libya
- Coordinates
- 32.92, 21.63
Rausen, or Cape Rausen, is a cape on the Libyan coast between Tolometta and Bonandrea, near the resort village of Ra's al-Hamamah and not far from the site of ancient Cyrene. Campbell #1601.
The toponym Cape Rausen appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P033
Variant spellings of Cape Rausen in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| Capo de rausem | Fo |
| capo di rauge[m] | ME2 |
| Capo di Rausem | Pnc4 |
| capo di Rausem | Con4, He2 |
| capo di rausem | NB |
| capo di rausen | Cs1, Pnc3 |
| capo di raxea | Med2 |
| Capo dibasen | Con3 |
| capo dibausem | Ricc15 |
| capo dibausen | Fn12 |
| capo dirause[m] | NYPL3 |
| capo dirausem | Con1 |
| Capo dirausem | Fn9, Morg, Per2 |
| capo dirausen | Bal, Laur3, Magl2, Ricc12, Ricc8 |
| Capo dirausen | Cors2, Parm2 |
| cavo derasa uciem | Tre |
| chapo di b[...] | Pal6 |
| chapo di lausen | Pal8 |
| chapo di rassa | Fn3 |
| chapo di rausem | Pad1 |
| chapo di taure | Yale4 |
| chapo dibausem | Pal5 |
| chapo dira usen | Par1 |
| chapo dirausem | He3 |
| chapo dirausen | Laur5, Pnc5 |
| chapodirausem | Marc1 |
| chipo di rasia | Magl4 |
| Sen | Clas2 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Cape Rausen.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/cape-rausen/.