Deriana or Daryanah () is a town in the

Benghazi District Benghazi () () is the List of cities in Libya, second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, Ben ...

, of the

Cyrenaica Cyrenaica ( ) or Kyrenaika (, , after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya. Cyrenaica includes all of the eastern part of Libya between the 16th and 25th meridians east, including the Kufra District. The coastal region, als ...

region in northeastern Libya. It is located 32 km (20 mi) east of

Benghazi Benghazi () () is the List of cities in Libya, second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, Ben ...

. The town's name probably came from the ancient Roman city Hadrianopolis (), also known as Hadriane (), which was located near present-day Deriana.Libyan Planning Ministry, “Al Atlas al Watani lil Jamahiriya…”,

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, 1978. Because of a lack of archaeological evidence at Deriana, Gareth Angelbeck, a South African archaeologist, suggests that Hadrian's city was located at the more archaeologically promising Wadi Jawbiyah site, a few kilometers inland from Deriana.

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Populated places in Benghazi District Archaeological sites in Libya Cyrenaica {{libya-geo-stub