Al Qubbah
Town in Cyrenaica, Libya
Al Qubbah القبة El Gubba, Quba | |
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Town | |
32°46′00″N 22°15′00″E / 32.76667°N 22.25000°E / 32.76667; 22.25000 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Cyrenaica |
District | Derna |
Elevation | 2,323 ft (708 m) |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 24,631 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
License Plate Code | 49 |
Al Qubbah or El Gubba (Arabic: القبة) is a town in eastern Libya. Once capital of Quba District.
It is the largest populated place between Derna and Bayda.[1]
History
It was named after Giovanni Berta during the Italian colonial period.
Notes
- ^ a b el Khajkhaj, Amraja M. (2008). Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia. Benghazi: Dar as Saqia. p. 119. ISBN 978-9959-854-10-0.
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