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Hizam al Akhdar District

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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. The former capital city was Abyar. The territory of Hizam al Akhdar was transferred to the newly enlarged Marj District. 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:

  • Benghazi - northwest
  • Marj - east
  • Al Wahat - southeast
  • Ajdabiya - southwest
  • References

    Hizam al Akhdar District Wikipedia