Ajaylat
Ajaylat العجيلات | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Ajaylat Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′25″N 12°22′34″E / 32.75694°N 12.37611°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Nuqat al Khams |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,878 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| License Plate Code | 41 |
Ajaylat (Arabic: العجيلات al ʿajaylat) is the name of a region and small city located in the Nuqat al Khams district of Libya. It is located roughly 80 kilometers west of Tripoli. From 1983 to 1988, the region was a district of Libya with the city as its capital.[1]
Tribal groups
[edit]The regional tribal groups (qabā’il)[2] are currently subdivided into two primary tribal federations or sections. The first of these is known as Gehat al-Wadi (جهة الوادي) Aulād Hamid, which consists of; Al-e’rīshāt ( العريشات); Al-ma’īzāt (المعيزات); Ul-qauādī (القواضى); and Al-hersheh (الهرشة) tribes.[3]
The second tribal federation is known as the Aulād Rāshid (اولاد راشد), which consists of; Aulād Al-Sheikh; and Aulād Rāshid. Aulad Al-Shikh (اولاد الشيخ) which consists of Aulad Mousa (اولاد موسى) Aulad Bozed (اولاد ابوزيد) Al-Mashara (المشارة), and Al-Draba (الدرباء) tribes.
The total population in the minţaqa (area) Al-A’jēlāt is estimated at 100,000 individuals scattered among those tribes.
Economy
[edit]The Ajaylat region is most famous for the cultivation of palm trees, olives and various types of vegetables. There is also a medical center.
Libyan civil war
[edit]On 14 August 2011, anti-Gaddafi forces fighting in the Libyan Civil War claimed they had taken Ajaylat.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Districts of Libya". Statoids.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ القبائل tribe - Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic p.868
- ^ Aulād means Descendants – Ibid p.1285
