Al Khums
Sign in to saveAl-Khums or Khoms () is a city, port and the de jure capital of the Murqub District on the Mediterranean coast of Libya with an estimated population of around 202,000. The population at the 1984 census was 38,174. Between 1983 and 1995 it was the administrative center of al-Khums District.
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Place details
- Locality
- الخمس
- Region
- محافظة المرقب
- Country
- ليبيا
- Population
- 201,943
- Timezone
- Africa/Tripoli
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Al-Khums
- Settlement.other_name
- Khoms
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Khums17february.jpeg
- Settlement.image_caption
- "17 February Martyrs Monument" in Khums center
- Settlement.image_seal
- Al-Khums Municipality Logo.jpg
- Settlement.seal_size
- 200
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Libya
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Libya
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tripolitania
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- الخمس
- Country
- Libya
- Located in
- Murqub
- Population
- +201943
- Elevation
- +2
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- Body of water
- Mediterranean Sea
- Capital of
- Murqub
- Official website
- khoms.gov.ly
- Image
- Al Khums from space.jpg
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Leptis Magna
- Islamic rule
- Italian Libya
- Libyan Independence and Gaddafi regime
- Libyan Civil War
- Climate
- Al-Khums municipality
- Sport
- Notable people
- Port and transport
- See also
- References
Al-Khums or Khoms () is a city, port and the de jure capital of the Murqub District on the Mediterranean coast of Libya with an estimated population of around 202,000. The population at the 1984 census was 38,174. Between 1983 and 1995 it was the administrative center of al-Khums District.
==Etymology==