Al-Khums
الخمس Khoms | |
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 "17 February Martyrs Monument" in Khums center | |
 Seal | |
  Al-Khums Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°38′59″N 14°15′52″E / 32.64972°N 14.26444°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Murqub |
| Settled by Berbers and Phoenicians | around 1000 BC (as Lpqy) |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Al-Khums Municipal Council |
| • President of the Municipal Council | Khalid Bennour |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 201,943 |
| Demonym | Khumsi |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Area code | 31 |
| License Plate Code | 6 |
| Website | http://khoms.gov.ly/ |
Al-Khums or Khoms (Arabic: الخمس) is a city, port and the de jure capital of the Murqub District on the Mediterranean coast of Libya[2] with an estimated population of around 202,000.[1] The population at the 1984 census was 38,174.[3] Between 1983 and 1995 it was the administrative center of al-Khums District.
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- ^ Staff (1972) "Al Khums" Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary (3rd ed.) Merriam, Springfield, Mass., p. 33, OCLC 11616186
- ^ "Al-Khums - Libya".