The district is bordered by Wadi al Shatii in the north, Sabha in the east, Murzuq in the south and Ghat in the west.

The district is part of the Fezzen geographical division of Libya which is mostly desert.

[2] Libya has mostly a flat undulating plain and occasional plateau, with an average elevation of around 423 m (1,388 ft).

There were 6,526 workers in state administration, 3,998 in agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry, 4,252 in agriculture & hunting, 6,511 in education, 2,226 in private enterprises, 1,419 in health & social work, 1,267 in production, 5,817 in technical work and 321 service workers.

The total enrollment in schools was 26,890 and the number of people above secondary stage and less than graduation was 1,494.