Kikla (Arabic: ككلة) is a town of approximately 10,000 inhabitants in Libya, most of whom are Berber (Amazigh) descent, and is approximately 150 kilometres south-west of the country's capital, Tripoli.[2] It was also a battleground during the 2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign of the Libyan Civil War. Kikla is also home to three older cities: Sidi Omer, Zawit Abu Madi and Ijhish. Other towns within Kikla are Likhzour (Arabic: لخزور), Takbal (Arabic: تكبال), Awlad Issa (Arabic: أولاد عيسى), Awlad Omran (Arabic: أولاد عمران), Mzaida (Arabic: المزايدة), Awlad Boziry (Arabic: أولاد بوزيري), Awlad Saeed (Arabic: أولاد سعيد), Awlad Sidi Omar (Arabic: أولاد سيدي عمر) and Amzir (Arabic: أمزير), the later in Berber languages(Tamazight) means waterfall. On 14 June 2011 Kikla was recaptured by the rebels.[3]
Kikla
ككلة | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kikla Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°04′06″N 12°41′40″E / 32.06833°N 12.69444°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Jabal al Gharbi |
| Elevation | 709 m (2,326 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 10,350 |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| License Plate Code | 53 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p. 119.
- ^ Gaddafi's forces withdraw from Kikla, 150 km SW of Tripoli
- ^ "Libya rebels make gains against Gadhafi forces in Tripoli - Haaretz Com". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.