Al Abraq () is a town in
Libya
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...
, in the
Derna District
Derna ( ''Darnah'') is one of the districts of Libya. It is in the northeast of the country, in the historical region of Cyrenaica. Its capital is Derna. In 2007 the district was enlarged to include what had been the Al Qubah District. In the ...
. It is located 23 km east of
Bayda, Other names include the transliterations Al Labrag, Al Labraq, Al Lazraq, and El-Abràgh, as well as the
Italian
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Luigi di Savoia.
[, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency] According to the census of 2006, the city had a population of 8,861 people.
[Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p.120.]
Transport
The
La Abraq Airport (
IATA
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code LAQ), also known as Al Bayda International Airport, which serves the eastern Libyan city of
Bayda, is located 16 km west of the town of Al Abraq.
References
See also
*
List of cities in Libya
This is a list of the 100 largest populated places in Libya. Some places in the list could be considered suburbs or neighborhoods of some large cities in the list, so this list is not definitive.
''Source:Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou ...
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Populated places in Derna District
Baladiyat of Libya