Al Butnan Destrict

Al Butnan ( Al Buṭnān) sometimes cried Tubruq Destrict or Tobruk Destrict frae the umwhile name, occasionally Marmarica, is an admeenistrative destrict (shabiyah) in eastren Libie.  Its caipital ceety is Tobruk.

In the north, Al Butnan haes a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea.  Tae the east, it borders Egyp's Matruh Govrenorate, alang wi a sma border on the Al Wadi al Jadid Govrenorate in the far sootheast.  Domestically, it borders the follaein destricts:
Darnah -  northwast
Al Wahat - wast an sooth

The most important settlements are Tobruk, Al-Jaghbub an Bardia

History
Traditionally pairt o Marmarica, an later pairt o the province o Cyrenaica in Italian Libie, wi the diveesion o Libie intae ten govrenorates in 1963, Al Butnan became pairt o the Darnah Govrenorate. 
In 1983 the Darnah Govrenorate wis dividit intae a number o baladiyat (destricts), wi wha is nou Al Butnan being includit in the Tobruk baladiyah an ithers. Al Butnan Destrict wis creatit in 1988 as ane o the twinty-five reorganized baladiyat. In 1995, Al Butnan wis ane o the thirteen new shabiyah, an Al Butnan retained its status through the reorganizations o 1998, 2001 an 2007.

In 2007 the umwhile autonomous ceety o Al-Jaghbub became pairt o Al Butnan Destrict.

Places
Acroma, `Akramah, ‘Ikrimah, or ‘Akramah
 Al `Adam
Al Ashhab
Bardia, Al Bardiyah, Al Burdi, Al Bardīyah, Bardīyah, Al Bardiyah, Petras Maior, Bórdi Slemán, or Bordi Sleman
Al-Jaghbub, or El-Giagbub
Al Qa`rah
Al Qardabah
Al `Adam, El Adem, Al ‘Adam, Al `Adm, or Al ‘Aḑm
Az Zawiyah
Bi'r al Ashhab
Kambut, Gasr Cambut, Gasr Gambut, Qaşr Kunbūth, Gasr Cambút, Kambūt, Gambut, or Qasr Kunbuth
Madinat Bayad
Musa`id, Fort Musaid, Imsaad, or Amsaad
Nuqtat al Khattabiyah
Qaryat `Ayt Zaydan, Qaryat ‘Ayt Zaydān, Qaryat ‘Īt Zaydān, or Qaryat `It Zaydan
Qaryat al `Imamah, Qaryat al ‘Amāmah,Qaryat al `Amamah,Qaryat al ‘Imāmah
Qaryat at Tayrah
Qasr al Jady, Qaşr al Jady, Qasr al Jadi, or Qaşr al Jadī
 Suq al `Ajaj
Tobruk
 Zawiyat Umm Rukbah 
 Zawiyat Zanzur 
 Zawiyat al Manastir 
 Zawiyat al Murassas

References

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