Murqub
المرقب | |
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.jpg) Leptis Magna, a world heritage site | |
 Map of Libya with Murqub district highlighted | |
| Country | Libya |
| Capital | Khoms |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 432,202 |
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| License Plate Code | 6, 27, 36, 44 |
Murqub (Arabic: المرقب Al Murqub), sometimes spelt Al Murgub or Al Marqab or al-Morqib, is one of the districts of Libya. The main city and capital is Khoms. The widely visited UNESCO World Heritage Site of Leptis Magna is also located in the district. In the north, Murqub has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it borders Misrata to the east and south, Tripoli to the northwest and Jabal al Gharbi to the west.
Per the census of 2012, the total population in the region was 157,747 with 150,353 Libyans. The average size of the household in the country was 6.9, with the average size of non-Libyan households being 3.7. There were a total of 22,713 households in the district, with 20,907 Libyan ones. The population density of the district was 1.86 persons per sq. km.
In 2007 the district was enlarged to include twenty-six Basic People's Congresses (townships) of what had been the Tarhuna wa Msalata District.[2]
- ^ "Districts of Libya". statoids.com. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 10 May 2009, in Arabic