Aziziya or El Azizia ( ''Al ʿAzīzīyah'') was one of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

of Libya (''

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''), located in the northwest of the country, south of

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. The town of Aziziya was the former district's capital, and it covered an area of 1,940 square kilometers. In 2001 Aziziya became part of the

Jafara Jafara or Al Jfara ( ''Al Jifārah'') is one of the districts of Libya, in the historical region of Tripolitania. Its capital and largest city is 'Aziziya. Jafara borders Tripoli in northeast, Jabal al Gharbi in south and Zawiya in the west ...

District.

Climate

On 13 September 1922, a temperature of was recorded in the city of ‘Aziziya. This was long believed to be the highest temperature ever to be recorded naturally on Earth. Meteorological parameters began to be recorded in Libya during the

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(1551–1911). Temperature archives for some old meteorological stations are available in the climate directorate at the Libyan National Meteorological Centre (LNMC).

Towns

Towns in the former ‘Aziziya District: * ‘Aziziya, capital of ‘Aziziya District until 2001 * Funduq ash Shaybani, 17 km on the trade route south of the city of ‘Aziziya * Abu Ghaylan, 13 km on the trade route south of Funduq ash Shaybani * An Nasiriyah, 18 km northwest of the city of ‘Aziziya * As Sawani, 21 km north of the city of ‘Aziziya, on the road to

Tripoli Tripoli or Tripolis (from , meaning "three cities") may refer to: Places Greece *Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa ...

, and former storage site of Libya's modular "Uranium Conversion Facility" and uranium separation centrifuge."Sawani"
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), GlopbalSecurity.org * Asbi`ah, 14 km east of the city of ‘Aziziya and 15 km south of

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* Sawani Bin Adam, 1 km east of As Sawani

Notes

External links

"Azizia Climate Records"
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