Ajdabiya
Sign in to saveAjdabiya ( ; ) is a town in and capital of the Al Wahat District in northeastern Libya. It is some south of Benghazi. From 2001 to 2007 it was part of and capital of the Ajdabiya District. The town is divided into three Basic People's Congresses: North Ajdabiya, West Ajdabiya and East Ajdabiya.
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Place details
- Locality
- إجدابيا
- Region
- الواحات
- Country
- ليبيا
- Population
- 131,773
- Timezone
- Africa/Tripoli
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ajdabiya
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ajdabiya, Libya - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ajdabiya
- 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
- Cyrenaica
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Al Wahat
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- إجدابيا
- Country
- Libya
- Located in
- Al Wahat District
- Population
- +416000
- Elevation
- +2
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Mediterranean Sea
- Capital of
- Al Wahat District
- Image
- Centre of Adjabiya, Libya.jpeg
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10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Ottomans and the 20th century
- Libyan civil war
- Transport
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Ajdabiya ( ; ) is a town in and capital of the Al Wahat District in northeastern Libya. It is some south of Benghazi. From 2001 to 2007 it was part of and capital of the Ajdabiya District. The town is divided into three Basic People's Congresses: North Ajdabiya, West Ajdabiya and East Ajdabiya.
During the Libyan Civil War, the city changed hands several times between rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces, with the anti-Gaddafi forces finally securing the town in April 2011. As many civilians had fled the fighting, one March 2011 report described the city as a "ghost town."