Al Hizam Al Akhdar District

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Pre-2007 extent of Al Hizam Al Akhdar District

Al Hizam al Akhdar (الحزام الأخضر) which means (Green Belt) in English, was one of the 32 districts (shabiyat) of Libya, prior to the 2007 administrative reorganization.[1] It former capital city was Al Abyar. The territory of Al Hizam Al Akhdar was transferred to the newly enlarged Al Marj District.[1] Before the transfer, it had a population of 85,898 (2007).[citation needed]

[edit] Former bounds

In the north and west, Al Hizam Al Akhdar had a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it bordered the following districts:

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya, accessed 25 May 2009, in Arabic

Coordinates: 31°40′N 20°20′E / 31.667°N 20.333°E / 31.667; 20.333

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