Ajaylat

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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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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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Tribal groups
Economy
Libyan civil war
Notes

==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.

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