Hizam al Akhdar District
Hizam al Akhdar (Arabic: الحزام الأخضر Al Ḥizām al Aḫḍar, English: Green Belt) was one of the 32 districts (shabiyat) of Libya, prior to the 2007 administrative reorganization.[1] The former capital city was Abyar. The territory of Hizam al Akhdar was transferred to the newly enlarged Marj District.[1] Before the transfer, it had a population of 85,898 (2007).
Former bounds
In the north and west, Hizam al Akhdar had a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it bordered the following districts:
Notes
- 1 2 شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya, accessed 25 May 2009, in Arabic
Coordinates: 31°40′N 20°20′E / 31.667°N 20.333°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, March 15, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.