Ptolemais is the ancient name for the cities of:
- Ptolemaida (Greece) - named after Ptolemy I Soter
- Acre (Israel) - named after Ptolemy I Soter
- Ptolemais Hermiou (Egypt) - Greek colony established by Ptolemy I Soter
And for the historical cities of:
- Ptolemais Theron (African coast of the Red Sea) - established by Ptolemy II Philadelphus
- Ptolemais (Cyrenaica) (Libya) - probably named after Ptolemy III Euergetes
- Crocodilopolis (Egypt) - renamed Ptolemais Euergetis by Ptolemy III Euergetes
Ptolemais was also the name of a daughter of Ptolemy I Soter
See also: Ptolemy (disambiguation)
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