Place:El Agheila, Banghāzī, Libya

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NameEl Agheila
Alt namesAl ʿUqaylahsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Al-Agheilasource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 20
Al-ʿUqaylahsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-6
TypeCity
Coordinates30.267°N 19.2°E
Located inBanghāzī, Libya
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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El Agheila is a coastal city at the southern end of the Gulf of Sidra in far western Cyrenaica, Libya. In 1988 it was placed in Ajdabiya District; it was in that district until 1995. It was removed from Ajdabiya District in 1995 but in 2001 it was placed back into Ajdabiya District. In 2007, El Agheila was placed within the enlarged Al Wahat District.

El Agheila is best known to history as the site of several Second World War battles during the North African Campaign.

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