Ajdabiya (Arabic: إجدابيا) 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.[1]
When Ajdabiya district was in existence from 2001 to 2007, it had, in the north, a short stretch of coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it bordered the following districts:
- Hizam al Akhdar - northeast
- Al Wahat - east
- Kufra - southeast
- Jufra - southwest
- Sirte - west
Ajdabiya district previously also existed from 1987 to 1995 when it covered a larger area, including all of the 2001-2007 Al Wahat District, and some additional area to the south.
Towns and villages 2001-2007
editAjdabiya, Al Hiri, Labba, Mawahi, El Agheila, Shawashina, Shurraf, Awjila, Zuwetina, Brega, Jalu, Jikharra, Marada, Masliwa, Qaryat Bishr, Rashida, and Sultan.
Notes
edit- ^ "شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya" (in Arabic). General People's Committee, Government of Libya. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008.
30°45′N 20°13′E / 30.750°N 20.217°E
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