Gharyan District
Gharyan District or Garian District (Arabic: شعبية غريان)[1] was one of the districts of Libya.[2][3] It was located in the northwest part of the country and its capital was Gharyan. Under the 2007 reorganization of districts, it became part of Jabal al Gharbi District.[4]
Gharyan District was governed by a district congress which had ten committees that conducted day-to-day management and oversight. Those committees were: Marine resources; Manpower, Employment and Training; Planning; Justice; Economy and Trade; Tourism; Public Security; Agriculture and Livestock; Industry, Mines and Energy; and Housing and Utilities.[1]
Boundaries
Prior to 2007 Gharyan bordered the following districts:
- Jafara - north
- Tarhuna Wa Msalata - east
- Bani Walid - southeast, at a quadripoint
- Mizda - south
- Yafran - west
Attractions and communities
The World War II "Lady_of_Gharyan" portrait is located in an abandoned Italian army barracks, just west Gharyan, off a primitive road to the south.[5]
Notes
- 1 2 "شعبية غريان (Gharyan District)", Website of the General People's Committee of Libya, dated 15 October 2006, as preserved by Internet Archive
- ↑ "الشعبيات بالجماهيرية" ("Districts of Libya") Website of the General People's Committee of Libya, dated 30 August 2006, as preserved by Internet Archive
- ↑ "شعبية غريان (Gharyan District)", Website of the General People's Committee of Libya, dated 13 May 2006, as preserved by Internet Archive
- ↑ شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya, accessed July 6 2007, in Arabic
- ↑ Lady of Garian
Coordinates: 32°10′N 13°01′E / 32.167°N 13.017°E