Official Name: | Al Abraq |
Other Name: | Labraq |
Native Name: | الأبرق |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Libya |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Libya |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Libya |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Derna |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 8,861 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 32.7867°N 21.9978°W |
Al Abraq[1] (Arabic: الأبرق) is a town in Libya, in the Derna District. It is located 23 km east of Bayda,[2] Other names include the transliterations Al Labrag,[3] Al Labraq,[4] Al Lazraq,[5] and El-Abràgh,[6] as well as the Italian Luigi di Savoia.[7] According to the census of 2006, the city had a population of 8861 people.[8]
The La Abraq Airport (IATA code LAQ), which services the city of Bayda, is located 16 km west of the town of Al Abraq.