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Ajaylat

Coordinates: 32°45′25″N 12°22′34″E / 32.75694°N 12.37611°E / 32.75694; 12.37611
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Ajaylat
العجيلات
Town
Ajaylat is located in Libya
Ajaylat
Ajaylat
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 32°45′25″N 12°22′34″E / 32.75694°N 12.37611°E / 32.75694; 12.37611
Country Libya
RegionTripolitania
DistrictNuqat al Khams
Population
 • Total4,878
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
License Plate Code41

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

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The regional tribal groups (qabā’il)[2] are currently subdivided into two primary tribal federations or sections. The first of these is known as (1) 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).[3]

The second tribal federation is known as the (2) 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).

The total population in the minţaqa (area) Al-A’jēlāt is estimated at 100,000 individuals scattered among those tribes.

Economy

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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

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On 14 August 2011, anti-Gaddafi forces fighting in the Libyan Civil War claimed they had taken Ajaylat.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Districts of Libya". Statoids.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  2. ^ القبائل tribe - Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic p.868
  3. ^ Aulād means Descendants – Ibid p.1285