Yafran District

Yafran or Yifren (Arabic: يفرن‎) was formerly one of the districts of Libya. It was located in the northwest part of the country and its capital was Yafran. Under the 2007 reorganization of districts, most of it became part of Jabal al Gharbi District, while the southwestern part went to Nalut District.^[1]

Prior to 2007 Yafran bordered the following districts:

Sabratha wa Sorman - north
Zawiya - northeast, at a quadripoint
Jafara - northeast
Gharyan - east
Mizda - southeast
Nalut - southwest
Nuqat al Khams - northwest

Notes

↑ شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya, accessed July 6 2007, in Arabic

Districts of Libya 2001–2007

Ajdabiya Bani Walid Benghazi Butnan Derna Ghat Ghadames Gharyan Hizam al Akhdar Jabal al Akhdar Jafara Jufra Kufra Marj Misrata Mizda Murqub Murzuq Nalut Nuqat al Khams Quba Sabha Sabratha & Sorman Sirte Tajura & Arba‘ Tarhuna & Msalata Tripoli Wadi al Hayaa Wadi al Shatii Al Wahat Yafran Zawiya

Coordinates: 32°04′N 12°32′E / 32.067°N 12.533°E / 32.067; 12.533

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