Qasr Ahmad
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Qasr Ahmad ميناء قصر أحمد Gasr Ahmed |
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| Neighborhood | |
 Qasr Ahmad
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| Coordinates: 32°21′30″N 15°12′21″E / 32.35833°N 15.20583°ECoordinates: 32°21′30″N 15°12′21″E / 32.35833°N 15.20583°E | |
| Country |
 Libya
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| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Misrata |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| Qasr Ahmad Port of Misrata |
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| Location | |
| Country |
Libya
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| Location | Misrata District |
| Coordinates | 32°21′50″N 15°13′08″E / 32.36389°N 15.21889°E |
| Details | |
| Operated by | Qasr Ahmad Port Authority |
| Owned by | Socialist Ports Company |
| Size | Small |
| Port of Libyan Iron and Steel Company | |
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| Location | |
| Country |
Libya
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| Location | Misrata District |
| Coordinates | 32°20′39″N 15°14′24″E / 32.34417°N 15.24000°E |
| Details | |
| Operated by | Libyan Iron and Steel Company |
| Owned by | Libyan Iron and Steel Company |
| Main trades | Iron and Steel |
Qasr Ahmad or Gasr Ahmed (Arabic: ميناء قصر أحمد) is a neighborhood and port in the eastern region of the city of Misrata in Libya. The neighborhood was developed to provide housing for port workers.
It is approximately 15 kilometers away from Misrata's city center, and about 250 kilometres away from Tripoli, capital of Libya.
Qasr is an Arabic word for palace, and Qasr Ahmad according to the geographer Ayyubid Abu al-feda (1273 -1331) (p.202) : "Kasr Ahmed is the name of a town in the province of Africa at the beginning of the fourth climate According Sayd Ibn his situation is on the border of the province of the east side of Africa and at the beginning of the country of Barca in the same latitude at a distance of about twelve miles dwellings of Berber family called Mesurata. The land is planted with olive and palm trees Residents exporting horses in Alexandria The pilgrims traveling to Mecca the Maghreb face in them very politely Casr Ahmed is properly the name of a village that serves as it store Arabs and where they lock their commodities. From Ahmed Casr we went to Barca in the desert."
The name probably refers Ahmed Arab families from the tribe of Heyyeb s were established at this location.
Development and construction works in Qasr Ahmad revealed ruins of archeological interest, including Phoenician and Roman foundations which prove the existence of a huge wall in the surrounding area. Pre-construction clearing below the lighthouse removed the overburden that had buried Roman coins, pottery, and room formations that are believed to be Roman baths, which are remains of the Roman station port of Kayvalai Bromentoriom.
Qasr Ahmad is famous for being the location of the Port of Misrata, which holds its name, but the total number of ports in Qasr Ahmad is two.
One of the major business centers in all of Libya, the port is one of the most important maritime and ship transport centers in North Africa, being the major sea entrance to Libya. It is also the seat of the Libyan Ports Company.
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