Al Jabal al Akhdar Destrict
| Al Jabal al Akhdar (الجبل الأخضر) | |
| Destrict | |
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| Capital | Al Bayda |
| Population | 203,156 (2006) [1] |
Al Jabal al Akhdar (Arabic: الجبل الأخضر Al Ǧabal al 'Aḫḍar, Inglis: Green Mountains), an aa kent as Jebel el-Akhdar,[2] is ane o the destricts o Libie. It lies in the north east o the kintra. The caipital is Al Bayda.
In its territory, close tae the ceety o Shahhat, can be foond the remains o the auld Greek colony o Cyrene, an the neighbourin ceety o Apollonia, a major port in the Mediterranean Sea in Antiquity.
In its soothren pairt is the fertile upland aurie o Jebel Akhdar. North o this is a dry, sub-desert aurie atween the uplands an the Mediterranean on its northren edge. On land, it borders the follaein destricts:
[edit] Touns an veelages
Ahqaf al Jabbarat, Ahqaf al Jabhiyah, Ahqaf ar Ruzat, Al Bayda, Al Fa'idiyah, Al Haniyah, As Safsaf, At Taban, Bi'r Bin Ghunaymah, Kaf Miyas, Khadra', Kuhuf Tuhudiyah, Mansurah, Marawah, Massah, Qandulah, Qaryat `Umar al Mukhtar, Qirnadah, Shahhat, Suluntah, Susah, `Umar al Mukhtar, Zawiyat al `Urqub
[edit] References
- ↑ Districts of Libya. statoids.com. Retrieved on 27 October 2009. ..
- ↑ B. H. Liddell Hart, 1970, History of the Second World War, p. 206
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