Al Khums District

Al Khums or Khoms District (Arabic: الخمس ‎) was a district of Libya from 1983 to 1995. It lay in the northwest of the country, on the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital was Khoms.

Map showing municipality

It is notable for the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna which is 120 km east of Tripoli along the coast. Leptis Magna prospered for 500 years, most intensely under the patronage of hometown boy, Emperor Septimius Severus aka "the Grim African". Al Murgub 1998 to present Al Khums 1983-1995

120 km east of Libya capital Tripoli Area code 053 Time zone UTC+2

Last statistic population 427.886

Transport

In 2007, construction of the new Libyan railways was proceeding in this area.

Industry

Walterbau of Germany is building a concrete sleeper plant.

gollark: You're lucky. I never manage to get those things.

gollark: I generally say "tell me if you take it". Anyone who does not will pay for their evil crimes.

gollark: Yay, a cheese!

gollark: It's totally my business to impose constraints on stuff I'm giving away. Yes, strictly speaking, they *can* just trade it away, but if I notice that they are absolutely not getting gifts again. Never happens to me, though, since I mostly gift 2G whatevers and the occasional uncommon CB.

gollark: I generally treat trades as "well, this is trading, if I can make use of arbitrage then who cares" and gifts as "must stay on my own scroll unless they specify otherwise".

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