Darnah Municipality

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Darnah (Arabic: درنة) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the northeast of the country. Its capital is Darnah.

In the north, Darnah has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it borders the following municipalities:

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Municipalities of Libya
Ajdabiya Al Butnan Al Hizam Al Akhdar Al Jabal al Akhdar Al Jfara Al Jufrah Al Kufrah Al Marj Al Murgub An Nuqat al Khams Al Qubah Al Wahat Az Zawiyah Benghazi Bani Walid Darnah Ghat Ghadamis Gharyan Murzuq Mizdah Misratah Nalut Tajura Wa Al Nawahi AlArba' Tarhuna Wa Msalata Tripoli Sabha Surt Sabratha Wa Surman Wadi Al Hayaa Wadi Al Shatii Yafran
al-‘Arabiyyah in written Arabic (Kufic script):  
Pronunciation: /alˌʕa.raˈbij.ja/
Spoken in: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman,
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al-jamāhīriyyatu l-`arabiyyatu l-lībiyyatu š-ša`biyyatu l-ištirākiyyatu l-`uZmà
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The city of Darnah is the location of the historical city of Derna. Derna was the capital of the province of Cyrenaica, which was one of the wealthiest provinces in the Barbary States. Derna was the location of the 1805 Battle of Derna, in which U.S.
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Mediterranean is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. It covers an approximate area of 2.
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Al Qubah is one of the municipalities of Libya.

In the north, Al Qubah has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it borders the following municipalities:
  • Darnah - northeast
  • Al Butnan - east
  • Al Wahat - south
  • Al Jabal al Akhdar - west

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The Al Butnan municipality (Arabic: Sha'biya) in Libya has a population of 116,106, with its capital city being Tubruq (Arabic: طبرق).

In the north, Al Butnan has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea.
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al-jamāhīriyyatu l-`arabiyyatu l-lībiyyatu š-ša`biyyatu l-ištirākiyyatu l-`uZmà
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Ajdabiya (Arabic: إجدابيا) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the north-east of the country. Its capital is Ajdabiya.

In the northeast, Adjabiya has a small shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea.
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The Al Butnan municipality (Arabic: Sha'biya) in Libya has a population of 116,106, with its capital city being Tubruq (Arabic: طبرق).

In the north, Al Butnan has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea.
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Al Hizam al Akhdar is one of the 32 municipalities of Libya. It has a population of 85,898 and its capital city is Al Abyar.

In the north and west, Al Hizam Al Akhdar has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea.
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Al Jabal al Akhdar (Arabic: الجبل الأخضر ) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the north-east of the country. Its capital is Al Bayda.
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Al Jfara' is one of the municipalities of Libya.

Al Jfara borders the following municipalities:
  • Tripoli - northeast
  • Tarhuna Wa Msalata - east
  • Gharyan - south
  • Yafran - west
  • Sabratha Wa Surman - northwest, at a quadripoint

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Al Jufrah (Arabic: الجفرة) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the centre of the country. Its capital is Houn.

Al Jufrah borders the following municipalities:
  • Surt - north
  • Ajdabiya - northeast

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Al Kufrah (Arabic: الكفرة ), also spelled Cufra is one of the municipalities of Libya. Its capital is Al Jawf.[1] There is a very large oil refinery near the capital.
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Al-Marj (Arabic: the meadows) Administrative Division of al-Fâtîh (Arabic: الفاتح ), Latitude 32.50°N Longitude 20.83°E.
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Al Murgub (Arabic: المرقب)is one of the municipilaties of Libya. According to the 2004 census, the population is 340 964. The main city is Al Khums.
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An Nuqat al Khams (Arabic: النقاط الخمس) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the northwest of the country. Its capital is Zuwarah.
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Al Qubah is one of the municipalities of Libya.

In the north, Al Qubah has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it borders the following municipalities:
  • Darnah - northeast
  • Al Butnan - east
  • Al Wahat - south
  • Al Jabal al Akhdar - west

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Al Wahat is one of the municipalities of Libya.

Al Wahat borders the following municipalities:
  • Al Butnan - east
  • Al Kufrah - south
  • Ajdabiya - west
  • Al Hizam Al Akhdar - northwest, west of Al Marj

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Az Zawiyah Municipality (Arabic: شعبية الزاوية; transliterated: Sha'biyat az-Zawiyah) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the north-west of the country. Its capital is Az Zawiyah.
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Benghazi (Arabic بنغازي, transliterated Banġāzī) is the second largest city in Libya and the main city (or capital) of the Cyrenaica region (or ex-Province).
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Bani Walid' is one of the municipalities of Libya.

Bani Walid borders the following municipalities:
  • Tarhuna Wa Msalata - north
  • Misratah - northeast
  • Surt - east
  • Mizdah - west
  • Gharyan - northwest, at a quadripoint

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Ghat' is one of the municipalities of Libya. Its capital is Ghat.

To the west, Ghat borders two provinces of Algeria: Tamanghasset in the far southwest, and Illizi Province otherwise. It also has a short border with the Agadez Department of Niger in the far south.
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Ghadamis (Arabic: غدامس, Libyan vernacular: ġdāməs) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the northwest of the country. Its capital is Ghadames.
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Gharyan or Garian (Arabic: غريان) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the northwest of the country. Its capital is Gharyan.
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Murzuq (Arabic: مرزق) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the south of the country. Its capital is Murzuk. The city was occupied by the Ottoman Empire in 1578 and served as the capital of Fezzan off and on until the Ottomans ceded Libya
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Mizdah is one of the municipalities of Libya.

Mizdah borders the following municipalities:
  • Bani Walid - northeast
  • Surt - east
  • Al Jufrah - southeast
  • Wadi Al Shatii - south
  • Ghadamis - west
  • Nalut - northwest, south of Yafran

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Misratah (rarely Misrata or Misurata), (Arabic: مصراته, Mişrātah Libyan vernacular:Məşrātah
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