Ajdabiya
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Ajdabiya is a strategic town in northeastern Libya that became a key battleground during the 2011 Libyan Civil War due to its location on major coastal and desert routes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ajdabiya District | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
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human settlement ⓘ |
| conflictPeriod |
April 2011
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February 2011 ⓘ March 2011 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 30.75°N 20.23°E ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| experienced | repeated changes of control during 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| governingCountryCapital | Tripoli ⓘ |
| governorateCapitalOf |
Ajdabiya
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ajdabiya District
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| hasClimate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
support services for nearby oil fields
ⓘ
trade ⓘ transport services ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | district capital ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Libyan Desert
ⓘ
Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| hasRole |
strategic military location
ⓘ
strategic transport hub ⓘ |
| hasStrategicFunction | gateway to eastern Libya ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| liesOn |
major coastal routes in Libya
ⓘ
major desert routes in Libya ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Libya ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Ajdabiya
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ajdabiya District
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| locatedInRegion | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gulf of Sidra ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Coastal Highway of Libya
ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan Coastal Highway
|
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Benghazi
ⓘ
Brega ⓘ Ras Lanuf ⓘ Tobruk ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mediterranean Basin
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surface form:
Mediterranean region
North Africa ⓘ |
| regionType | oasis area ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
Coastal Highway of Libya
ⓘ
surface form:
Benghazi–Tripoli coastal road
desert road toward Kufra ⓘ roads to oil ports of Brega and Ras Lanuf ⓘ |
| strategicImportanceReason |
control of access to Benghazi
ⓘ
control of routes to eastern oil terminals ⓘ junction of coastal and desert roads ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+2 ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| wasBattlegroundIn | 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| wasContestedBy |
anti-Gaddafi rebel forces
ⓘ
forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Ajdabiya District
this entity surface form:
Ajdabiya District