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Bani Walid or Ben Walid, prior to 2007, was one of the districts of
Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
, administrative town Bani Walid. In the 2007 administrative reorganization the territory formerly in Bani Walid District was transferred to
Misrata District Misrata ( ar, مصراته , Libyan Arabic: ''Məṣrātah''), also spelt ''Misurata'' or ''Misratah'', is a sha'biyah (district) in northwestern Libya. Its capital is the city of Misrata. In 2007 the district was enlarged to include what had be ...
."شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى" – "Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya"
, Website of the General People's Committee of Libya, accessed 5 September 2009, in Arabic Bani Walid bordered the following districts: *
Tarhuna wa Msalata Tarhuna wa Msalata ( Tarhuna and Msallata) was a district of Libya until 2007.Misrata - northeast * Sirte - east * Mizda - west *
Gharyan Gharyan is a city in northwestern Libya, in Jabal al Gharbi District, located 80 km south of Tripoli. Prior to 2007, it was the administrative seat of Gharyan District. Gharyan is one of the largest towns in the Western Mountains. In 2005, ...
- northwest, at a quadripoint


Notes


See also

* Bani Walid


External links


Bani Walid museum
Former districts of Libya {{Libya-geo-stub