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Ajaylat ( al ʿajaylat) is the name of a region and small city located in the Nuqat al Khams district of Libya. It is located roughly 80 kilometers west of Tripoli. From 1983 to 1988, the region was a district of Libya with the city as its capital.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in LY, across 2 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, Ajaylat is referenced by 33 other articles, and connects out to Libya, Arabic and time zone.

It is catalogued under topics including Baladiyat of Libya and Populated places in Nuqat al Khams District.

Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
ⵍⵄⵊⵉⵍⴰⵜ العجيلات Al Ajyaylat
Region
ⵍⵏⵇⴰⵟ ⵍⵅⵎⵙ النقاط الخمس
Country
ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ ليبيا Libya
Population
130,546

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Ajaylat
Settlement.native_name
العجيلات
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Libya
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Libya
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tripolitania
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Nuqat al Khams
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_total
4,878
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
EET
Settlement.utc_offset
+2
Settlement.registration_plate_type
License Plate Code
Settlement.registration_plate
41

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Wikidata facts

Country
Libya
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
العجيلات (95277).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Tribal groups
  • Economy
  • Libyan civil war
  • Notes

Ajaylat ( al ʿajaylat) is the name of a region and small city located in the Nuqat al Khams district of Libya. It is located roughly 80 kilometers west of Tripoli. From 1983 to 1988, the region was a district of Libya with the city as its capital.

==Tribal groups== The regional tribal groups (qabā’il) are currently subdivided into two primary tribal federations or sections. The first of these is known as Gehat al-Wadi (جهة الوادي) Aulād Hamid, which consists of; Al-e’rīshāt ( العريشات); Al-ma’īzāt (المعيزات); Ul-qauādī (القواضى); and Al-hersheh (الهرشة) tribes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ajaylat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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