Khoms District

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Khoms District is an administrative region in northwestern Libya best known for encompassing the ancient Roman city and archaeological site of Leptis Magna on the Mediterranean coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former district of Libya
administrativeCenter Khoms
administrativeReform replaced by larger regions and smaller municipalities after 2007
borderedBy Al Khums municipality (post‑2007 local unit)
linked to: Khoms District

Misrata District
linked to: Misrata

Tarhuna wa Msalata District
Zliten District
linked to: Zliten
capital Khoms
contains Leptis Magna
ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna
linked to: Leptis Magna

archaeological site of Leptis Magna
linked to: Leptis Magna

city of Khoms
linked to: Khoms
country Libya
hasCoastlineOn Mediterranean Sea
historicalPeriodOfUse 20th century
early 21st century
knownFor Leptis Magna archaeological site
linked to: Leptis Magna

Roman heritage
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn Libyan Coastal Plain
northwest Africa
linked to: Northwest Africa

northwestern Libya
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism related to Leptis Magna
partOf Libyan district system (pre‑2007)
Tripolitania
timeZone UTC+2

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Leptis Magna locatedIn Khoms District
Khoms District borderedBy Al Khums municipality (post‑2007 local unit)
linked to: Khoms District