The Jebel Akhdar is a heavily forested, fertile upland area in northeastern Libya. It is located in the modern shabiyahs or districts of Derna, Jabal al Akhdar, and Marj. The Jebel Akhdar consists of a mountainous plateau rising to an altitude of 900 metres, cut by several valleys and wadis. It forms the north-western part of the peninsula that sticks north into th…The Jebel Akhdar is a heavily forested, fertile upland area in northeastern Libya. It is located in the modern shabiyahs or districts of Derna, Jabal al Akhdar, and Marj. The Jebel Akhdar consists of a mountainous plateau rising to an altitude of 900 metres, cut by several valleys and wadis. It forms the north-western part of the peninsula that sticks north into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Gulf of Sidra on the west, and the Levantine Basin on the east. It runs from Bengazi eastward to just east of Derna, fronting the coast for about 330 kilometres. Due to erosion and deposition, the plateau is sometimes as much as 16 kilometres from the shore, but it forms cliffs on the headlands. The final uplift and arching of the plateau was completed in the Miocene.
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