Jebel Akhdar (Libya)
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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.
Wadi Murqus
The Jebel Akhdar is Libya's wettest region. Annual rainfall averages between 400 and 600 millimeters.
Sparsely-forested area in the Al-Bakour escarpment of the Akhdar mountains
Area near the centre of Jebel Akhdar (outskirts of the city of Bayda)
Derna, Libya
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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 capit
Jebel Akhdar (Libya)
…north into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Gulf of Sidra on the west, and the Levantine Basin on the east. It runs from Bengazi eastward to just east of Derna, fronting the coast for about 330 kilometres (210 mi). Due to erosion and deposition, the plateau is sometimes as much as 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from…
Derna Valley
Mediterranean rocky coast of Libya
Shrine of Sahabi Zubair bin Qayis al Balawi
Port of Derna