Al Jabal al Akhdar (الجبل الأخضر) | |
Destrict | |
Kintra | Libie |
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Capital | Al Bayda |
Area | 7,800 km2 (3,012 sq mi) |
Population | 203,156 (2006) [1] |
Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
Map o Libie wi Jabal al Akhdar destrict heichlichtit
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Al Jabal al Akhdar (Arabic: الجبل الأخضر Al Ǧabal al 'Aḫḍar, Inglis: Green Mountains), cried Jebel el-Akhdar an aa,[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:
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