Place:Al 'Aziziyah, Libya

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NameAl 'Aziziyah
Alt namesAl 'Aziziyahsource: WeRelate abbreviation
TypeFormer Municipality
Located inLibya


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Aziziya (; / / ), sometimes spelled El Azizia, is a small town and it was the capital of the Jafara district in northwestern Libya, southwest of the capital Tripoli. From 1918 to 1922 it was the capital of the Tripolitanian Republic, the first formal republic in the Arab world. Before 2001 it was in the and its capital. Aziziya is a major trade centre of the Sahel Jeffare plateau, being on a trade route from the coast to the Nafusa Mountains and the Fezzan region to the south. As of 2006, the town's population has been estimated at over 23,399.[1]

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