Ajaylat العجيلات | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Ajaylat Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates:32°45′25″N12°22′34″E / 32.75694°N 12.37611°E /32.75694; 12.37611 | |
| Country |  Libya |
| Region | Tripolitania |
| District | Nuqat al Khams |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,878 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| License Plate Code | 41 |
Ajaylat (Arabic:العجيلاتal ʿajaylat) is the name of aregion and small city located in theNuqat al Khams district ofLibya. It is located roughly 80 kilometers west ofTripoli. From 1983 to 1988, the region was adistrict of Libya with the city as its capital.[1]
The regional tribal groups (qabā’il)[2] are currently subdivided into two primary tribal federations or sections. The first of these is known as Gehat al-Wadi (جهة الوادي)Aulād Hamid, which consists of;Al-e’rīshāt ( العريشات);Al-ma’īzāt (المعيزات);Ul-qauādī (القواضى); andAl-hersheh (الهرشة) tribes.[3]
The second tribal federation is known as theAulād 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) tribes.
The total population in theminţaqa (area) Al-A’jēlāt is estimated at 100,000 individuals scattered among those tribes.
The Ajaylat region is most famous for the cultivation ofpalm trees,olives and various types ofvegetables. There is also a medical center.
On 14 August 2011,anti-Gaddafi forces fighting in theLibyan Civil War claimed they had taken Ajaylat.
