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Yafran or Yifren ( ar, يفرن) is one of the
districts of Libya In Libya there are currently 106 districts, second level administrative subdivisions known in Arabic as ''baladiyat'' (singular ''baladiyah''). The number has varied since 2013 between 99 and 108. The first level administrative divisions in L ...
(''baladiyat''). It is located in the northwest part of the country and its capital is
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 ...
. Between the 2007 reorganization of districts and the 2013 reorganization, most of its territory was part of
Jabal al Gharbi District Jabal al Gharbi or The Western Mountain ( ar, الجبل الغربي ''Al Ǧabal al Gharbi'', en, The Western Mountains) is one of the districts of Libya. It is named after the Nafusa Mountains. It was formed in 2007 from the former districts ...
, although the southwestern part was in
Nalut District Nalut ( ar, نالوت ''Nālūt'', ber, Nalut ''Lalūt'') is one of the districts of Libya. Its capital is the city of Nalut. The second most notable city is Ghadames. To the north and west, Nalut district borders Tunisia (Medenine and Tataouin ...
. In 2013, its territory was placed in Nafusa Mountains District. However, by 2015 it had been restored as a district.


Boundaries

* From 2001 to 2007, Yafran bordered the following districts: ** Sabratha wa Sorman - north; ** Zawiya - northeast, at a
quadripoint A quadripoint is a point on Earth where four distinct territories meet. The territories can be of different types, such as national and provincial. In North America, several such places are commonly known as Four Corners. Several examples exist ...
; **
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 Z ...
- northeast; **
Gharyan Gharyan is a city in northwestern Libya, in Jabal al Gharbi District, located 80 km south of Tripoli. Prior to 2007, it was the administrative seat of Gharyan District. Gharyan is one of the largest towns in the Western Mountains. In 2005, ...
- east; ** Mizda - southeast; **
Nalut Nalut (sometimes Lalút) ( ar, نالوت) is the capital of the Nalut District in Libya. Nalut lies approximately halfway between Tripoli and Ghadames, at the western end of the Nafusa Mountains coastal range, in the Tripolitania region. The ...
- southwest; and **
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 ...
- northwest. *There is not accord on the boundaries of Yafran District between 1995 and 2001. * From 1983 to 1995, Yafran bordered the following districts: **
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 ...
- northwest; ** Zawiya - north; **
Gharyan Gharyan is a city in northwestern Libya, in Jabal al Gharbi District, located 80 km south of Tripoli. Prior to 2007, it was the administrative seat of Gharyan District. Gharyan is one of the largest towns in the Western Mountains. In 2005, ...
- east and south; and **
Ghadames Ghadames or Ghadamis ( Berber: ''ʕadémis''; ar, غدامس, Libyan vernacular: ''ɣdāməs'', Latin: ''Cidamus, Cydamus'', it, Gadames) is an oasis Berber town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya. The i ...
- south and west.


References

Former districts of Libya {{Libya-geo-stub