Jikharra (إجخرة Ijkharrah) is a desert oasis town formerly in the Al Wahat District, Cyrenaica region, in north-eastern Libya.[2] Prior to 2007, it was in the Ajdabiya District. After 2015[3] it was in Jikharra District (بلدية إجخرة).[4]
Jikhara
إجخرة | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Jikhara Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 29°17′N 21°38′E / 29.283°N 21.633°E | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| District | Al Wahat |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,117 |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| License Plate Code | 67 |
In 1929, during the Second Italo-Senussi War, a battle took place in the desert near the town at Al-Koz and Abu Athila, in which 241 Senussi fighters were killed.[5]
References
edit- ^ Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p. 121.
- ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
- ^ "اسماء البلديات" [The names of the baladiyat] (in Arabic). اللجنة المركزية لانتخاب المجالس البلدية [Central Committee for Baladiyat Council Elections (CCMCE)]. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015.
- ^ "البلديات" [Baladiyats] (in Arabic). Central Committee for Baladiyat Council Elections (CCMCE).
- ^ "اجخرة تُحيي ذكرى معركة "الكوز وتسلمت وأبو اثلة"". 218 News. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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