Derna is a port city in eastern Libya. With a population of around 90,000, Derna was once the seat of one of the wealthiest provinces among the Barbary States. The city is now the administrative capital of Derna District, which covers a much smaller area than the old province. Among Libyan cities, Derna has a unique location and physical environment, as it lies between Jebel Akhdar, the Mediterranean Sea, and the desert and is the fourth most important port in Cyrenaica's northern coast after Benghazi, Bayda and Tobruk. The city is also home to people of many different backgrounds.
Image: Derna Valley
Image: Mediterranean rocky coast of Libya
Image: Shrine of Sahabi Zubair bin Qayis al Balawi
Image: Port of Derna
The Jebel Akhdar is a heavily forested, fertile upland area in northeastern Libya. It is located in the modern shabiyahs or districts of Derna, Jabal al Akhdar, and Marj.
Aljabal Alakhdar (Libya)
The Jebel Akhdar is Libya's wettest region. Annual rainfall averages at between 400 and 600 millimeters.
Sparsely-forested area in the Al-Bakour escarpment of the Akhdar mountains
Area near the centre of Jebel Akhdar, (The outskirts of the city of Bayda).