Al-Jebel al-Achdar municipality

Al-Jabal al-Achdar municipality - الجبل الأخضر
Capital	al-Baida
Residents	217,674  (as of 2010)
surface	9,400  km²
Population density	23.16 inhabitants per km²
Coordinates	30 ° 46 ′  N , 21 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 30 ° 46 ′  N , 21 ° 44 ′  E
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Al-Jabal al-Achdar ( Arabic الجبل الأخضر, DMG al-Ǧabal al-Aḫḍar , Italian Gebel el-Achdar ) is a municipality (until 1983 governorate ), which is located in the northeast of the Libyan Arab Republic . The capital of al-Jabal al-Achdar is the city of al-Baida .

geography

Landscape around Ahqaf ar Ruzat

The name of the municipality is derived from the karst mountains of the same name, al-Jabal al-Achdar .

In the entire area of ​​al-Jabal al-Achdar, 217,674 people (2010) live on a total area of ​​9,400 km². In the north the municipality borders on the Mediterranean Sea, in the countryside it borders on the following municipalities:

• Municipality of Darna - East
• Munizip al-Wahat - South
• Munizip al-Marj - west

history

Ruins of a historical fortification can be found in Zawiet el Argub .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Gazetteer: Page no longer available , search in web archives: Population figures