Gharyan District
Former district of Libya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Former district of Libya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gharyan District or Garian District (Arabic: شعبية غريان)[1] was one of the districts of Libya.[2][3] It was located in the northwest part of the country and its capital was Gharyan. Under the 2007 reorganization of districts, it became part of Jabal al Gharbi District.[4]
Gharyan District was governed by a district congress which had ten committees that conducted day-to-day management and oversight. Those committees were: Marine resources; Manpower, Employment and Training; Planning; Justice; Economy and Trade; Tourism; Public Security; Agriculture and Livestock; Industry, Mines and Energy; and Housing and Utilities.[1]
Prior to 2007 Gharyan bordered the following districts:
The World War II "Lady_of_Gharyan" portrait is located in an abandoned Italian army barracks, just west Gharyan, off a primitive road to the south.[5]
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