Sabratha wa Surman (

Sabratha Sabratha ( ar, صبراتة, Ṣabrāta; also ''Sabratah'', ''Siburata''), in the Zawiya DistrictSurman Surman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Andrew Surman (born 1986), South African-born English footballer * Finn Surman (born 2003), New Zealand professional footballer * Frank Surman, (1865/1866–1925), New Zealand rugby un ...

) was one of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

from 1998 to 2007, in the Northwest. Since 2007 the area has been part of

Zawiya District Zawiya, officially Zawia ( ar, محافظة الزاوية ''Az Zāwiya''), is one of the districts of Libya. It is located in the north western part of the country, in what had been the historical region of Tripolitania. Its capital is also name ...

.''شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى''Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya
, accessed 6 September 2009, in Arabic In the north, Sabratha wa Surman had a shoreline on the

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. On land, it bordered the following districts: * Zawiya - east *

Jafara Jafara or Al Jfara ( ar, الجفارة ''Al Jifārah'') is one of the districts of Libya, in the historical region of Tripolitania. Its capital and largest city is 'Aziziya. Jafara borders Tripoli in northeast, Jabal al Gharbi in south and Za ...

- southeast, at a

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Yafran Yafran ( Berber: ⵢⴼⵔⴰⵏ ''Ifran'', ar, يفرن, links=https://www.temehu.com/Cities_sites/Yefren.htm ', it, Iefren), also spelled ''Jefren'', ''Yefren'', ''Yifran'', ''Yifrin'' or ''Ifrane'', is a city in northwestern Libya, in the J ...

- south *

Nuqat al Khams Nuqat al Khams ( ar, النقاط الخمس ''Nuqāṭ al Ḫams'') is one of the districts of Libya. It is in the northwest of the country, in what had been the historical region of Tripolitania. Its capital is Zuwara. Nuqat al Khams has a nor ...

- west

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Former districts of Libya {{Libya-geo-stub