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Cape Rausen

Ancient name
Cyrene (or close to it), Cyrene (or close)
Modern name
Ra's Amir
Modern country
Libya
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.
Coordinates
32.92, 21.63
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364251

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 d' Rausem Ricc14
Capo de rausem Fo
Capo derausem Vat3
capo di rauge[m] ME2
capo di rause Chig2
Capo di rausem BL02, Chig1
capo di rausem NB, Ro2
Capo di Rausem Pnc4
capo di Rausem Con4, He2
capo di rausen Borg, Cs1, Pnc3, Ricc11
capo di raxea Med2
capo di reusem Barb4
Capo dibasen Con3
capo dibausem Ricc15
capo dibausen Fn12
capo dirause[m] NYPL3
capo dirausem BL01, Barb3, Con1
capo dirAusem Ricc9
Capo dirausem Fn9, Morg, Per2
capo dirausen Bal, Laur3, Magl2, Ricc12, Ricc8, Urb1
Capo dirausen Cors2, Parm2
capoderauser Spe
capodirausem New
Cavo de rausem He1, Par4
cavo derasa uciem Tre
chapo di b[...] Pal6
chapo di lausen Pal8
chapo di ra[...]ge[...] Ricc6
chapo di rassa Fn3
chapo di rausem Pad1
chapo di rausen Fn8
chapo di rausera Ricc13
chapo di taure Yale4
chapo dibausem Pal5
chapo dira usen Par1
chapo dirausem He3
chapo dirausen Laur5, Pnc5
chapodibausem Fn6
chapodirausem Marc1
chipo di rasia Magl4
Sen Clas2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Cape Rausen.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/cape-rausen/.