Nuqat al Khams

Nuqat al Khams (النقاط الخمس)
District
Country  Libya
Capital Zuwara
Area 5,250 km2 (2,027 sq mi) [1]
Population 287,662 (2006) [2]
Density 55 / km2 (142 / sq mi)
Map of Libya with Nuqat al Khams district highlighted

Nuqat al Khams (Arabic: النقاط الخمس‎ Nuqāṭ al Ḫams) is one of the districts of Libya. It is in the northwest of the country, in what had been the historical region of Tripolitania. Its capital is Zuwara.

With the creation of the shabiyah system, Nuqat al Khams was reduced in size.

In the north, Nuqat al Khams has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. To the west, it borders the Medenine Governorate of Tunisia. Domestically, it borders the following districts:

References

  1. ^ before 2007 administrative reorganization
  2. ^ "Districts of Libya". statoids.com. http://statoids.com/uly.html. Retrieved 27 October 2009. 
Nuqat al Khams District, Libya
Capital
Towns and villages
Ajaylat  • Jumayl  • Ras Ajdir  • Zaltan
Districts of Libya since 2007
Benghazi · Butnan · Derna · Ghat · Jabal al Akhdar · Jabal al Gharbi · Jafara · Jufra · Kufra · Marj · Misrata · Murqub · Murzuq · Nalut · Nuqat al Khams · Sabha · Sirte · Tripoli · Wadi al Hayaa · Wadi al Shatii · Al Wahat · Zawiya
Districts of Libya 2001–2007