Shurraf (Al Shurraf, Ash-Shurraf) is a desert town in

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 ...

Cyrenaica Cyrenaica ( ) or Kyrenaika (, , after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya. Cyrenaica includes all of the eastern part of Libya between the 16th and 25th meridians east, including the Kufra District. The coastal region, als ...

region, in northeastern

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 1983-1987, it was part of the Jalu District (''

baladiyah Baladiyah () is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as "district", "sub-district" or "municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers ...

'') and from 2001 to 2007 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, ...

.Maplandia world gazetteer

References

Populated places in Al Wahat District Cyrenaica {{libya-geo-stub