Janzur

Janzour Template:Arabic-international Zanzur
Country	Libya
Muhafazah	Greater Tripoli
Baladiyah	Janzour
First settled	5th century BC
Government
• Governing body	Janzour Municipal Council
Elevation	2–60 m (6.5−196.8 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	88,073
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Janzour or Janzur /ˈdʒɑːnzʊər/ (Arabic: جَنْزُور Janzūr), also known as Zanzur, is a city in north-western Libya, located in the west of the capital Tripoli, and East of A-Zawiya. Residents of this city are called Janazrah (plural of Janzuri-one who is from Janzur).

Janzour consists of Eight major areas, namely Janzur A-Souq (جنزور السوق) and janzour Al-Garbiyah (جنزور الغربية) and janzour Al-Sharqiya (جنزور الشرقية) and janzour Al-wasat (جنزور الوسط) and AL-gheiran (الغيران) and A-Njila (النجيلة) and A-Sayad (الصياد) and Alhachan (الحشان).

History

Janzour become a Baladiyah follow the Greater Tripoli Muhafazah, Janzur has was part of Jafara District since 2001. Before that it was part of Zawiya District in 1998 and Before that it was part of Tripoli District in 1995 and Before that it was part of Tarabulus Baladiyah in 1987 and Before that it was part of Janzour Baladiyah in 1983.

Agriculture

The area is of great agricultural value because of the winter rain and the mild weather. The palm and olive trees used to be widespread in the city; however, due to urban planning, and the dramatic increase of people colonization, a lot of these trees disappeared especially the orange trees.

External links

• "Janzour - The Mediterranean Elegance" janzour.com
• "Janzur, Libya" Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.