Qaryat ʽUmar al Mukhtar
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Qaryat ‘Umar al Mukhtar
قرية عمر المختار | |
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Village | |
Country | Libya |
Region | Cyrenaica |
District | Jabal al Akhdar |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 6,521 |
Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Qaryat ‘Umar al Mukhtar (Template:Lang-ar) is a village in the District of Jabal al Akhdar in north-eastern Libya.[2] It was named after the Libyan resistance leader Omar Mukhtar. Under the Italian rule it was known as Mameli after the Italian patriot Goffredo Mameli.[3]
It is located 22 km south of Bayda.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p. 120.
- ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
- ^ Qaryat Omar al-Mukhtar at Itailan Wikipedia
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