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Al Khums District was one of the districts of Libya
Libya

Libya , officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
 from 1983 to 1995. It lay in the northwest of the country, on the Mediterranian Sea. Its capital was Al Khums
Al Khums

Al Khums District was one of the Districts of Libya of Libya from 1983 to 1995. It lay in the northwest of the country, on the Mediterranian Sea....
.

It is notable for the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna

Leptis Magna, also known as Lectis Magna , also called Lpqy or Neapolis, was a prominent city of the Roman Empire. Its ruins are located in Al Khums, Libya, 130 km east of Tripoli, on the coast where the Wadi Lebda meets the sea....
 which is 120 km east of Tripoli
Tripoli

Tripoli is the largest and Capital city of Libya.Tripoli has a population of 1.69 million. The city is located in the northwest of the country on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay....
 along the coast.






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Al Khums District was one of the districts of Libya
Libya

Libya , officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
 from 1983 to 1995. It lay in the northwest of the country, on the Mediterranian Sea. Its capital was Al Khums
Al Khums

Al Khums District was one of the Districts of Libya of Libya from 1983 to 1995. It lay in the northwest of the country, on the Mediterranian Sea....
.

It is notable for the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna

Leptis Magna, also known as Lectis Magna , also called Lpqy or Neapolis, was a prominent city of the Roman Empire. Its ruins are located in Al Khums, Libya, 130 km east of Tripoli, on the coast where the Wadi Lebda meets the sea....
 which is 120 km east of Tripoli
Tripoli

Tripoli is the largest and Capital city of Libya.Tripoli has a population of 1.69 million. The city is located in the northwest of the country on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay....
 along the coast. Leptis Magna prospered for 500 years, most intensely under the patronage of hometown boy, Emperor Septimus Severus aka "the Grim African".

Transport

In 2007, construction of the new Libyan railways
Transport in Libya

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Industry

Walterbau of Germany is building a concrete sleeper
Concrete sleeper

A concrete sleeper is a railroad tie made out of steel reinforced concrete....
 plant.

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