Khoms, Libya
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Khoms, Libya
| Khoms الخمس Khums, Homs[1] |
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 Khoms
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| Coordinates: 32°38′59″N 14°15′52″E / 32.64972°N 14.26444°ECoordinates: 32°38′59″N 14°15′52″E / 32.64972°N 14.26444°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Murqub |
| Elevation[2] | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2004)[2] | |
| • Total | 201,943 |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
| Area code(s) | 31 |
Khoms or Al Khums (Arabic: الخمس ) is a city and port in Murqub District on the Mediterranean coast of Libya[3] with an estimated population of around 202,000.[2] The population at the 1984 census was 38,174.[4] Between 1983 and 1995 it was the administrative center of the Khoms District.
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History
The city has Phoenician and Roman roots and became the capital of the Roman province of Africa in the reign of Emperor Septimius Severus.[citation needed] Approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east is the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna.[5]
During the Libyan civil war, rebels from Misrata entered and captured Khoms on 20 August before moving on to Tripoli.[6]
Transport
Khoms has a plant for making Concrete sleepers, one of two in Libya.
See also
- List of cities in Libya
- Railway stations in Libya - proposed
References
- ^ Fisher, Morris (1985) Provinces and provincial capitals of the world (2nd edition) Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey, page 88, ISBN 0-8108-1758-6
- ^ a b c Wolfram Alpha
- ^ Staff (1972) "Al Khums" Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary (3rd ed.) Merriam, Springfield, Mass., p. 33, OCLC 11616186
- ^ Al Khums Facts
- ^ Mathuisieulx, Vicomte de (1904) "An Expedition to Tripoli" Bulletin of the American Geographical Society 36(12): pp. 736–744, page 738
- ^ "Eastern rebels press onwards to Tripoli". Al Jazeera. http://www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2011/08/20118233515276905.html. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
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