Abyar, Libya

Town in Cyrenaica, Libya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Abyar (al-Abyā) (Arabic: الأبيار Al Abyār) is a town in the Marj District,[3] in northeastern Libya, roughly 50 km to the east of the city of Benghazi and 42 km southwest of the city of Marj. As of 2010, its estimated population was 32,563.[2]

Country Libya
Elevation
[1]
278 m (912 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
License Plate Code30
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Abyar is located in Libya
Abyar
Abyar
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°11′20″N 20°35′48″E
Country Libya
RegionCyrenaica
DistrictMarj
Elevation
[1]
278 m (912 ft)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total
32,563
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
License Plate Code30
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History

Italian concentration camp at Abyar

The town is the site of a former Italian concentration camp for the nomadic tribes that lived in Eastern Libya (Cyrenaica), and for those in the Libyan resistance movement, during the Italian colonial period. Prior to 2007, it was the capital of the district of Hizam al Akhdar.

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