Benghazi District

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Benghazi District is an administrative region in northeastern Libya that encompasses the city of Benghazi, one of the country’s largest and most important urban centers.

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Benghazi District canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
second-level administrative division
administrativeCenter Benghazi
borders Jabal al Akhdar District
surface form: Al Hizam Al Akhdar region

Al Marj District
Mediterranean Sea
borderType land borders with other Libyan districts
maritime border on Mediterranean Sea
climate Mediterranean climate
contains Benghazi
country Libya
countrySubdivisionOf Libya
governedBy local authorities of Benghazi
governingSystem municipal council
hasCapital Benghazi
hasCoastalArea Gulf of Sidra
surface form: Gulf of Sidra region
hasCoastlineOn Mediterranean Sea
hasEconomicCenter Benghazi
hasFunction local administrative unit
regional governance unit
hasJurisdictionOver suburban areas around Benghazi
urban areas around Benghazi
hasMajorCity Benghazi
hasPopulationCenter Benghazi metropolitan area
hasPortCity Benghazi
hasStrategicImportance economic
political
transportation
hasTransportHub Benghazi
hasUrbanCenter Benghazi
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn northeastern Libya
locatedInContinent Africa
locatedInRegion North Africa
locatedOn Mediterranean coast
namedAfter Benghazi
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Cyrenaica
Libyan coast
surface form: Libyan coastal region

Libyan municipal system
regionType district
timeZone Eastern European Time
UTC+2
usesCurrency Libyan dinar

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