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Ajdabiya–Kufra road is an asphalt road in
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 ...
running from
Ajdabiya 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 Congres ...
in northeastern Libya to
Kufra Kufra () is a basinBertarelli (1929), p. 514. and oasis group in the Kufra District of southeastern Cyrenaica in Libya. At the end of the 19th century, Kufra became the centre and holy place of the Senussi order. It also played a minor role in ...
in the country's southeastern part. It is about long. The road is essential for traffic from and to
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 ment ...
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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 Indigen ...
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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) ...
, and Kufra oases. Some parts of the road are in a bad condition. Between Jalu and Kufra (584 km apart), there is no significant human settlement. The Ajdabiya–Awjila section was built from 1973–1975. The Awjila–Kufra section was completed between 1976 and 1980.


References

*Libyan Planning Ministry, “Al Khutta Ath Thulathiya lit Tanmiya al Iqtisadiya wal Ijtima’iya”, 1973-1975. *Libyan Planning Ministry, “Khutta at Tahawul al Iqtisadi wal Ijtima’i”, Al Matba’a al Asriya, Tripoli, 1976-1980. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajdabiya-Kufra Road Roads in Libya Al Wahat District Kufra District Ajdabiya