Al Qubbah

Al Qubbah or El Gubba (Arabic: القبة) is a town in eastern Libya. Once capital of Quba District.

Al Qubbah

القبة

El Gubba, Quba
Al Qubbah
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°46′00″N 22°15′00″E
Country Libya
RegionCyrenaica
DistrictDerna
Population
 (2006)[1]
  Total24,631
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

It is the largest populated place between Derna, and Bayda.[1]

History

It was named after Giovanni Berta during the Italian colonial times.

Notes

  1. 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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