Murqub District

Murqub (المرقب)
District
Country  Libya
Capital Khoms
Population 432,202 (2006) [1]
Map of Libya with Murqub district highlighted

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:

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]

Pre-2007 extent of Murqub District

References

  1. "Districts of Libya". statoids.com. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  2. 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
  3. شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya, accessed 10 May 2009, in Arabic

Coordinates: 32°39′N 14°16′E / 32.650°N 14.267°E / 32.650; 14.267


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