Al Jabal al Akhdar District, Libya

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Al Jabal al Akhdar is one of the districts of Libya. It lies in the north-east of the country. Its capital is Al Bayda.
In its territory, close to the city of Shahhat, can be found the remains of the old Greek colony of Cyrene, and the neighbouring city of Apollonia, a major port in the Mediterranean Sea in Antiquity.