Sabha District in the context of "Sabha, Libya"

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👉 Sabha District in the context of Sabha, Libya

Sabha or Sebha /ˈsɛb.hɑː/ (Arabic: سَبْهَا, romanizedSabhā) is an oasis city in southwestern Libya, approximately 640 kilometres (400 mi) south of Tripoli. It was historically the capital of the Fezzan region and the Fezzan-Ghadames Military Territory and is the capital of the Sabha District. Sabha Air Base, south of the city, is a Libyan Air Force installation that is home to multiple MiG-25 aircraft.

Sabha was where the erstwhile ruler of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, grew up and received secondary education and where he also later became involved in political activism. After the Libyan Civil War and the resultant instability in the country, Sabha reportedly grew in importance as a slave auctioning town. However, an investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) revealed that while there was illegal slavery, reports were exaggerated, as slave auctions were rare and not made public. The city was seized by forces loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA) and its leader Khalifa Haftar in January 2019, but some politicians in the area switched their loyalty to the Government of National Accord (GNA) in May 2020.

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Sabha District in the context of Wadi Al Shatii

Wadi al Shati (Arabic: وادي الشاطئ ), sometimes referred to as Ashati (Arabic: الشاطئ), is one of the central-west districts of Libya. The area is mostly desert. Wadi al Shati District is named after the depression (former lakebed) of the same name, Wadi Alshati.

To the west, Wadi al Shati borders the Illizi Province of Algeria. After the 2007 administrative reorganization of districts, it borders on Nalut in northwest, Jabal al Gharbi in the north, Jufra in the east, Sabha in the southeast, Wadi al Hayaa in the south and Ghat in the southwest.

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