Country Libya District Nalut Elevation 592 m | Region Tripolitania Time zone EET (UTC+2) | |
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ʿAyn al Ghazaya (Arabic: الغزايا) is a village in Nalut District in northwestern Libya. It lies on a crossroads on the Wazzin–Nalut road on the northern edge of the Tripolitanian Plateau in the Nafusa Mountains.
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Map of Ain Ghezaia, Libya
History
ʿAyn al Ghazaya was a Gaddafi stronghold during the 2011 Libyan civil war, and provided a base for loyalist troops in the 2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign. After the some 5,000 inhabitants were removed to Tripoli, it was captured by the rebel forces on 29 July 2011.
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'Ayn al Ghazaya Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA