Murqub District
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Murqub (المرقب) | |
District | |
Country | Libya |
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Capital | Khoms |
Population | 432,202 (2006) [1] |
Map of Libya with Murqub district highlighted
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Murqub (Arabic: المرقب Al Murqub), sometimes spelt Al Murgub or Al Marqab or al-Morqib, is one of the districts of Libya. According to the 2006 census, the population was 432,202.[2] The main city and capital is Khoms. The widely visited UNESCO World Heritage Site of Leptis Magna is also located in the district.
In the north, Murqub has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it borders the following districts:
- Misrata to the east and south
- Tripoli to the northwest
- Jabal al Gharbi to the west
In 2007 the district was enlarged to include twenty-six Basic People's Congresses (townships) of what had been the Tarhuna wa Msalata District.[3]
References
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- ↑ 2006 population figures adjusted to include the portion that was Tarhuna Wa Msalata District, "Libya - Al Marqab" Geohive, Basic People's Congresses names in Arabic, accessed 6 September 2009
- ↑ شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya, accessed 10 May 2009, in Arabic
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