Back المرج (ليبيا) Arabic المرج (تجمع سكان فى شعبيه المرج) ARZ Əl Məric Azerbaijani مرج (لیبی) AZB Al Marj Catalan Al Marj (kapital sa distrito) CEB Al-Mardsch German Al Marĝ Esperanto Al Marj Spanish مرج (لیبی) Persian
Marj
المرج El Merj | |
|---|---|
 Old (above) and new city (below) | |
  Marj Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°29′12″N 20°50′02″E / 32.48667°N 20.83389°E | |
| Libya |  Libya |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| District | Marj |
| Elevation | 333 m (1,093 ft) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 85,315 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| License Plate Code | 18, 58 |
Marj (Arabic: المرج, al-Marj, "The Meadows"), El Merj in Benghazi and Egyptian Arabic, is a city in northeastern Libya and the administrative seat of the Marj District.[2] 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.
It has an estimated population of 85,315 (As of 2004[update]).[1] There are a couple of banks on the main street and the main post office is in the city centre, not far from the Abu Bakr Assiddiq mosque.[3]
- ^ a b c Wolfram Alpha
- ^ Room, Adrian (2006). Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features, and Historic Sites (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, Incorporated. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-7864-2248-7.
- ^ Pliez, Olivier (ed.) (2009) "Al Marj" Le Petit Futé Libye Petit Futé, Paris, p. 237, ISBN 2-7469-2276-2; in French
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