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Al Wahat District
Al Wahat or The Oases ( ', ), occasionally spelt ''Al Wahad'' or ''Al Wahah'' () is one of the districts of Libya.''Statesman's Yearbook 2006'' Its capital and largest city is Ajdabiya. The district is home to much of Libya's petroleum extraction economic activity. History Traditionally, Al Wahat was the western part of Cyrenaica. With the division of Libya into ten governorates in 1963, Al Wahat became part of the Misrata Governorate. In the 1973 reorganization, it became part of Al Khalji Governorate. In 1983, Al Khalji was divided into a number of baladiyat (districts), with what is now Al Wahat being included in the Ajdabiya baladiyah and the Jalu baladiyah. In the 1988 reorganization, Jalu was subsumed within Ajdabiya baladiyah. The status of the area in the reorganization of 1995 which created thirteen districts is unclear; however, in the 1998 reorganization into twenty-six districts, the name "Al-Wahad" appears as a district for the first time. In 2001 the area was divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Libya
In Libya there are currently 106 districts, second level administrative subdivisions known in Arabic as Baladiyat of Libya, ''baladiyat'' (singular ''baladiyah''). The number has varied since 2013 between 99 and 108. The first level administrative divisions in Libya are currently the governorates (''muhafazat''), which have yet to be formally delineated, but which were originally tripartite as: Tripolitania in the northwest, Cyrenaica in the east, and Fezzan in the southwest; and later divided into Governorates of Libya, ten governorates. Prior to 2013 there were twenty-two first level administrative subdivisions known by the term ''shabiyah'' (Arabic language, Arabic singular ''šaʿbiyya'', plural ''šaʿbiyyāt'') which constituted the districts of Libya. In the 1990s the shabiyat had replaced an older baladiyat system. Historically the area of Libya was considered three provinces (or states), Tripolitania in the northwest, Cyrenaica in the east, and Fezzan in the southwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derna District
Derna ( ''Darnah'') is one of the districts of Libya. It is in the northeast of the country, in the historical region of Cyrenaica. Its capital is Derna. In 2007 the district was enlarged to include what had been the Al Qubah District. In the north, Derna has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it borders Butnan in the east, Jabal al Akhdar in the west and Al Wahat to the south. Per the census of 2012, the total population in the region was 157,747 with 150,353 Libyans. The average size of the household in the country was 6.9, while the average household size of non-Libyans being 3.7. There were totally 22,713 households in the district, with 20,907 Libyan ones. The population density of the district was 1.86 persons per km2. Per 2006 census, there were totally 56,607 economically active people in the district. Geography Libya has mostly a flat undulating plain and occasional plateau, with an average elevation of around . Around 91 per cent of the land is covere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calansho Desert
Calansho Desert (Sarīr Kalanshiyū, Calansho Serir) is a desert in eastern Libya in Al Wahat District. It is part of the Sahara and has a hot desert climate (BWh). It is primarily rocky in the north and center, but forms part of the "Great Sand Sea" to the east and contains the Calanshio Sand Sea to the south. As Sarīr is the only settlement in the Sarīr Kalanshiyū. The Sarir oil field is located in the western Sarīr Kalanshiyū. It is currently thought that the ancestral Nile flowed through what is now the Calansho Desert during the Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea .... Climate Like most inland deserts it is hot during the day and cold at night, with the average annual temperature being around . The warmest month is August, when the average temperature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan, Libya
Sultan () is a coastal town in the Al Wahat District, Cyrenaica region, in north-eastern Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L .... From 1983 to 1995 and again from 2001 to 2007 it was part of the District of Ajdabiya. References External linksSatellite map at Maplandia.com Port cities and towns in Libya Populated places in Al Wahat District Cyrenaica {{libya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jikharra
Jikharra (إجخرة ''Ijkharrah'') is a desert oasis town formerly in the Al Wahat District, Cyrenaica region, in north-eastern Libya. Prior to 2007, it was in the Ajdabiya District. After 2015 it was in Jikharra District (بلدية إجخرة). In 1929, during the Second Italo-Senussi War The Second Italo-Senussi War, also referred to as the pacification of Libya, was a conflict that occurred during the Italian colonization of Libya between Italian military forces (composed mainly by colonial troops from Libya, Eritrea, and Som ..., a battle took place in the desert near the town at Al-Koz and Abu Athila, in which 241 Senussi fighters were killed. References External linksSatellite map at Maplandia.com* http://www.wintershall.com/en/worldwide/libya.html Oases of Libya Populated places in Al Wahat District Cyrenaica Baladiyat of Libya {{libya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalu
Jalu, Jallow, or Gialo () is a town in the Al Wahat District in northeastern Libya in the Jalo oasis. Jalu serves as both an oasis and the principal urban center of the oases region in eastern Libya. Jalu was one of the homelands of the Indigenous Toubou (Goran) people, was abandoned following an Arab invasion around the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This invasion was supported by Ottoman firearms and troops, and since then, the oasis has been controlled by the Majabra Arab tribes. The name “Jalu” derives from the Tabou word ''Jolo'', meaning “lowland,” highlighting the enduring Indigenous linguistic heritage of the oasis.Wahli, S. H. (2022, October 7). ''الواحات التباوية السوداء.. جنوب برقة الليبية- إقليم توزر'' he Black Toubou Oases: Southern Barqa of Libya – The Tozeur Region ''Studies and Research in History, Heritage, and Languages''. https://m.ahewar.org/s.asp?aid=770715&r=0&cid=0&u=&i=10076&q= It is located at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Agheila
El Agheila ( ) is a coastal city at the southern end of the Gulf of Sidra and Mediterranean Sea in far western Cyrenaica, Libya. In 1988 it was placed in Ajdabiya District; remaining there until 1995. It was removed from Ajdabiya District in 1995 but in 2001 it was placed back into Ajdabiya District. In 2007, El Agheila was placed within the enlarged Al Wahat District. El Agheila is best known as the site of several Second World War battles during the North African Campaign. History El Agheila is the site of the Roman fortified town of Anabucis and its Greek precursor Automala. During the Italian occupation of Libya, the town was the site of an Italian concentration camp for Bedouins. The camp was just south of town and housed over 10,000 inmates. Thousands of the Bedouins starved to death in the camp run by the Italian colonial troops. World War II In February 1941, El Agheila was taken by the British Western Desert Force following their destruction of the Italian Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labba, Libya
Labba (Al Labbah) is a desert town in the Al Wahat District in the Cyrenaica region of northeastern Libya. It was part of Jalu District from 1983 to 1987 and of Ajdabiya District Ajdabiya () is a former district 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 from 2001 to 2007, ... from 2001 to 2007. accessed 6 July 2007 References Populated places in Al Wahat District Cyrenaica {{libya-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awjila
Awjila (Arabic: أوجلة; Latin: ''Augila'') is an oasis town in the Al Wahat District in the Cyrenaica region of northeastern Libya. Since classical times, it has been known as a place where high-quality dates are farmed. The oasis was mentioned by the Greek historian Herodotus (c. 484–425 BCE), who referred to it as ''Augila''. Historically, Awjila was one of the ancient homelands of the Toubou (Goran), an Indigenous people, and was abandoned following a Berber invasion that occurred long before Herodotus’s time. The name Augila originates from the Toubou term ''Wajulo'', meaning "lowland," and continues to preserve the oasis’s Indigenous linguistic heritage. Since the Arab conquest in the 7th century, Islam has played an important role in the community. The oasis is located on the east-west caravan route between Egypt and Tripoli, Libya, and the north-south route between Benghazi and the Sahel between Lake Chad and Darfur. In the past, it was an important trading ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basic People's Congress (administrative Division)
Basic People's Congress () was the primary administrative division in Libya under the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011. It corresponded approximately to the level of a township or borough. During Muammar Gaddafi's rule, political caucuses and committees of the Basic People's Congress operated at this level.Vandewalle, Dirk J. (1998) ''Libya since independence: oil and state-building'' I B Tauris, London, pp. 95-97, Representatives from the Basic People's Congresses regulated operations at the higher shabiyah (district) level. In July 2013 the shabiyat and Basic People's Congress system was replaced with a new baladiyat system of ninety-nine first-level administrative divisions Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi .... Notes and ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has 6 regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide. Only sovereign states are eligible to join, and it is the largest intergovernmental health organization at the international level. The WHO's purpose is to achieve the highest possible level of health for all the world's people, defining health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." The main functions of the World Health Organization include promoting the control of epidemic and endemic diseases; providing and improving the teaching and training in public health, the medical treatment of disease, and related matters; and promoting the establishment of international standards for biologic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
