Janzur or Janzour ( ), also known as Zanzur, is a city in north-western

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 ...

, situated on the Libyan coastline of the

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, located in the west of the capital

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, and East of Az-Zawiya. Residents of this city are called Janazrah (plural of Janzouri-one who is from Janzour). Janzour consists of Eight major areas, namely Janzour As-Souq (جنزور السوق) and Janzour Al-Garbiyah (جنزور الغربية) and Janzour Ash-Sharqiya (جنزور الشرقية) and Janzour Al-wasat (جنزور الوسط) and AL-Gheiran (الغيران) and An-Njila (النجيلة) and As-Sayad (الصياد) and Alhachan (الحشان). Janzour is becoming a highly urban area, as new hospitals, schools, and roads are being built. Right now, it is home to many significant institutions, including the Libyan Academy,

University of Tripoli The University of Tripoli (UOT) (Arabic: جامعة طرابلس), is the largest university in Libya and is located in the capital city of Tripoli. It was founded in 1957 as a branch of the University of Libya before it was divided in 1973 to ...

: Faculty of Arts, School of Medicine, Engineering and Vocational Colleges among others.

History

Naming and population

Indigenous peoples are Mejres (مجريس) and Tasa (تاسا), They are sons of one father claims Wkhian (وخيعن), from the tribe of

Houara The Hawwara () is a Berber tribal confederation in the Maghreb, primarily in Tripolitania, with descendants in Upper Egypt and Sudan. Hawwara are amongst the most prominent tribes in Upper Egypt, with branches found mainly in Qena. They are al ...

, but today the city is considered far from tribalism, and mixed from several origins of Houara of sons of Gharyan and Mslath, Misrata and Tarhona and Orfeila, and the families of the tribe of Nafusa and the families of tribe of Zanata, and Arabs of Banu Dabbab. Janzur is derived from the

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word "Censor" (In

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, C pronounce, such as G, like Greek the ancestor of Latin, which C correspond to Γ (third letter), which Greek is derived from the Phoenician and Phoenician use abjad system (ABCD HWZ...)).

Historical overview

On March 6, 1912, the

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forces became the first to use

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s in war, as two dirigibles dropped bombs on Turkish troops and Libyan

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een encamped at Janzour, from an altitude of 6,000 feet."Dirigibles in Tripoli War", ''New York Times'', March 8, 1912 Janzour became a Baladiyah that followed the Greater Tripoli Muhafazah, Janzur was part of Jafara District since 2001. Before that it was part of

Zawiya District Zawiya, officially Zawia ( ''Az Zāwiya''), is one of the districts of Libya. It is located in the north western part of the country, in what had been the historical region of Tripolitania. Its capital is also named Zawiya, Libya, Zawia. the prov ...

in 1998 and Before that it was part of Tripoli District in 1995 and Before that it was part of Tarabulus Baladiyah in 1987 and Before that it was part of Janzour Baladiyah in 1983.

Administrative divisions

Janzour is currently a municipality affiliated with the Tripoli governorate. While there is a state of administrative division, with Al-Najilah subordinating to the municipality of Janzour or the municipality of Al-Sawani, and some of the eastern regions of Janzour belong to the municipality of Hay Al-Andalus, such as Al-Sarraj Al-Sharqiya. Historically, areas such as Al-Sawani, Al-Mayah, Hay Al-Andalus, Ghout Al-Shaal, and Qarqarash were part of Janzour, where Tajoura,

, Qasr bin Ghashir, and Janzour formed what is known as Greater Tripoli. In the

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, Janzour belonged to the

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(muhafazah) of Tripoli, and in 1983 Janzour became a municipality. It then became affiliated to the municipality of Tripoli in 1987, after which it became affiliated to the Tripoli district in 1995. Janzour became affiliated to the district of Zawiya in 1998, and then in 2001 it became affiliated to the district of Al-Jafara. During the

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, Janzour was a district belonging to the Sanjak of Tripoli in the west, in the Eyalet of Tripoli in the west. As for the western regions of Janzour, such as Maya, Al-Tubiya, and others, they constituted a sub-district of the district. In the year 1862, the district was dissolved into the two sub-districts of Janzour and the Al-Aziziya sub-district, which were affiliated with the West Tripoli district. Al-Aziziyah sub-district became a district by 1904.

Agriculture

The area is of great agricultural value because of the winter rain and the mild weather. The

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and

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, as well as orange trees used to be widespread in the city; however, due to

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, and the dramatic increase of human settlement, a lot of these trees disappeared especially the orange trees.

References

External links

"Janzour - The Mediterranean Elegance"
janzour.com

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