Al-Jaghbub
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Jaghbub (; ) is a remote desert village in the Al Jaghbub Oasis in the eastern Libyan Desert. It is actually closer to the Egyptian town of Siwa than to any Libyan town of note. The oasis is located in Butnan District and was the administrative seat of the Jaghbub Basic People's Congress. The town remains largely obscure, with its ancient history and secrets still awaiting discovery by archaeologists. Despite its substantial colonial past, the town holds a complex and multifaceted history, shaped by numerous influences over the centuries, each contributing to its unique character and legacy. T
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Jaghbub
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Oasi giarabub.jpg
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- Libya
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- bottom
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- Location in Libya
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- Country
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Cyrenaica
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Butnan
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- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023
- Settlement.population_total
- 2,960
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- Ethnicities
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- Religions
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- EET
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- +2
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Libya
- Located in
- Butnan District
- Elevation
- -10
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Oasi giarabub.jpg
- Significant event
- Siege of Giarabub
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Al-Jaghbub (äldre namnformer Jarabub och Giarabub) är en oasstad i Libyen, nära gränsen mot Egypten. Den var centrum för det islamiska brödraskapet al-Sanusiyya mellan 1856 och 1895. I staden finns en gravvård över brödraskapets grundare, Muhammed ibn’ Ali as-Sanusi.
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