Sabha
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Sabha is a key oasis city in southwestern Libya that serves as an important administrative, commercial, and transport hub in the Fezzan region.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
oasis city ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | municipal capital ⓘ |
| approximatePopulation | 100000–150000 ⓘ |
| borderProximity |
relatively close to Algeria
ⓘ
relatively close to Chad ⓘ relatively close to Niger ⓘ |
| callingCodeCountry | +218 ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| climateClassification | BWh (Köppen) ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| countryCapitalOf | Sabha District ⓘ |
| currency | Libyan dinar ⓘ |
| drivingSide | right ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
services
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 430 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| geopoliticalStatus | part of southern Libya ⓘ |
| governingCountryCapital | Tripoli ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Sabha Airport ⓘ |
| hasAirportIATA | SEB ⓘ |
| hasAirportICAO | HLLS ⓘ |
| hasFunction | regional capital of Fezzan ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Fezzan ⓘ |
| historicalUse | trans-Saharan caravan stop ⓘ |
| isOasis | true ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fezzan
ⓘ
southwestern Libya ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Sabha District ⓘ |
| nationalAffiliation |
Libya
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Libya
|
| nearbyGeographicalFeature | Sahara Desert ⓘ |
| notableEra | Italian colonial period in Libya ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Fezzan
ⓘ
surface form:
Fezzan region
|
| religionMajority | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
north to Tripoli
ⓘ
north-east to Sirte ⓘ south towards Niger and Chad ⓘ |
| role |
administrative hub
ⓘ
commercial hub ⓘ transport hub ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of southern Libyan routes ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+2 ⓘ |
| transportRole |
gateway to the Sahara
ⓘ
road junction for southern Libya ⓘ |
| usedAs | military base in 20th century ⓘ |
| usesScript | Arabic script ⓘ |
| waterSourceType | oasis groundwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sabha Airport