Derna District
Derna (Arabic: درنة Darnah) is one of the districts of Libya. It is in the northeast of the country, in the historical region of Cyrenaica. Its capital is Derna. In 2007 the district was enlarged to include what had been the Al Qubah District.
In the north, Derna has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it borders the following districts:
- Butnan to the east
- Jabal al Akhdar to the west
- Al Wahat to the south
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