Zwila

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Country Libya District Murzuq Local time Sunday 6:09 PM		Region Fezzan Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 4,018 (2006)

Weather 26°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 13% Humidity

Zwila, Zuila, or Zweila, also Zuweila is a village in southwestern Libya.

Map of Zawilah, Libya

Conquered by Uqba ibn Nafi in 22 A.H. (643 A.D.), showing an evidence that Islam reached Fezzan early. It's one of the oldest inhabited places in Libya. It had already trade relations with Egypt, and with the Sudan region. The Fatimid Caliph Ubayd Allah Al-Mahdi made it a residence place for his people.

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Zwila Wikipedia

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