Al-Khums

Al-Khums
الخمس
Khoms
"17 February Martyrs Monument" in Khums center
"17 February Martyrs Monument" in Khums center
Official seal of Al-Khums
Al-Khums is located in Libya
Al-Khums
Al-Khums
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°38′59″N 14°15′52″E / 32.64972°N 14.26444°E / 32.64972; 14.26444
Country Libya
RegionTripolitania
DistrictMurqub
Settled by Berbers and Phoeniciansaround 1000 BC (as Lpqy)
Government
 • Governing bodyAl-Khums Municipal Council
 • President of the Municipal CouncilKhalid Bennour
Elevation7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total201,943
DemonymKhumsi
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
Area code31
License Plate Code6
Websitehttp://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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  2. ^ Staff (1972) "Al Khums" Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary (3rd ed.) Merriam, Springfield, Mass., p. 33, OCLC 11616186
  3. ^ "Al-Khums - Libya".