Pentapolis
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For the historic region of Libya, see Pentapolis (North Africa).
A pentapolis (from Greek πεντα- penta-, 'five' and πόλις polis, 'city') is a geographic and/or institutional grouping of five cities. Cities in the ancient world probably formed such groups for political, commercial and military reasons, as happened later with the Cinque Ports in England.
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Red: The Pentapolis. Orange: Other cities of the Exarchate.