Qaryat ʽUmar al Mukhtar

Qaryat ʽUmar al Mukhtar (Arabic: قرية عمر المختار) 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]

Qaryat ʽUmar al Mukhtar
قرية عمر المختار
Village
Qaryat ʽUmar al Mukhtar is located in Libya
Qaryat ʽUmar al Mukhtar
Qaryat ʽUmar al Mukhtar
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°37′49″N 21°40′29″E
Country Libya
RegionCyrenaica
DistrictJabal al Akhdar
Population
 (2006)[1]
  Total6,521
Time zoneUTC + 2

It is located 22 km south of Bayda.

References

  1. el Khajkhaj, Amraja M. (2008). Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia. Benghazi: Dar as Saqia. p. 120. ISBN 978-9959-854-10-0.
  2. Maplandia world gazetteer
  3. Qaryat Omar al-Mukhtar at Italian Wikipedia
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