Jafara
| Jafara (الجفارة) | |
| District | |
| Country |  Libya |
|---|---|
| Capital | 'Aziziya |
| Area | 1,940 km2 (749 sq mi) |
| Population | 451,175 (2006) [1] |
| Density | 233 / km2 (603 / sq mi) |
 Map of Libya with Jafara district highlighted
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Jafara or Al Jfara (Arabic: الجفارة Al Jifārah) is one of the districts of Libya, in the historical region of Tripolitania. Its capital and largest city is 'Aziziya.
Jafara borders the following districts:
- Tripoli - northeast
- Jabal al Gharbi - south
- Zawiya - west
From 2001 to 2007, Jafara District consisted of twenty Basic People's Congresses (BPCs).[2] In 2007 it was enlarged by the addition of four BPCs from Tarabulus District (Tripoli), and presently consists of twenty-four Basic People's Congresses.[3]
References
The same district between 2001 and 2007.
- ↑ "شعبية الجفارة" (Jafara District) الهيئة العامة للمعلومات (General Information Authority) of Libyan government, in Arabic, accessed 1 November 2009
- ↑ "شعبية الجفارة" ("Jafara District") Website of the General People's Committee of Libya, from Internet Archive dated 15 October 2006, in Arabic
- ↑ شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya, in Arabic, accessed 1 November 2009
Coordinates: 32°09′N 13°00′E / 32.15°N 13°E
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