Qabr Umm al Hishah is a desert oasis town in the
Al Wahat District
Al Wahat or The Oases ( ar, الواحات ', en, The Oases), occasionally spelt ''Al Wahad'' or ''Al Wahah'' ( en, The Oasis) is one of the districts of Libya.''Statesman's Yearbook 2006'' Its capital and largest city is Ajdabiya. The district ...
in the
Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica ( ) or Kyrenaika ( ar, برقة, Barqah, grc-koi, Κυρηναϊκή ��παρχίαKurēnaïkḗ parkhíā}, after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya. Cyrenaica includes all of the eastern part of Libya between ...
region of northeastern
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
.
[, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]
Prior to 1983 was part of Al Khalji Governorate. After 1983 it was part of the
Ajdabiya baladiyah. From 1998 to 2001 it was part of
Al Wahat District
Al Wahat or The Oases ( ar, الواحات ', en, The Oases), occasionally spelt ''Al Wahad'' or ''Al Wahah'' ( en, The Oasis) is one of the districts of Libya.''Statesman's Yearbook 2006'' Its capital and largest city is Ajdabiya. The district ...
along with the rest of the old Ajdabiya baladiyah. It became part of the new
Ajdabiya District
Ajdabiya ( ar, إجدابيا) was one of the districts of Libya. It lay in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital was Ajdabiya. As of 2007 it was subsumed within the enlarged Al Wahat District.
When Ajdabiya District was in existence ...
in 2001, but was subsumed back into the enlarged Al Wahat District in 2007.
Notes
Populated places in Al Wahat District
Cyrenaica
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