Marj
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Marj, El Merj in Benghazi Arabic, is a city in northeastern Libya and the administrative seat of the Marj District. It lies in an upland valley separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a range of hills
Old (above) and new city (below)
Abi Zar al Ghifari mosque in Marj.
Damage during the 1963 earthquake.
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.
Marj
…and the administrative seat of the Marj District. It lies in an upland valley separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a range of hills, part of the Jebel Akhdar Mountains, and is generally believed to be the site of the ancient city of Barca. As of 2004, it had an estimated population of 85,315. There are a couple of…
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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)