Al Wigh

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Al Wigh
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Al Wigh is located in Libya
Al Wigh
Al Wigh
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 24°14′42.31″N 14°33′57.95″E / 24.2450861°N 14.5660972°E / 24.2450861; 14.5660972Coordinates: 24°14′42.31″N 14°33′57.95″E / 24.2450861°N 14.5660972°E / 24.2450861; 14.5660972
Country Libya
RegionFezzan
DistrictMurzuq
Elevation
1,558 ft (475 m)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total300
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Al Wigh is a small desert oasis airfield located in the Sahara Desert, army outpost[1] and military base[2] in the Fezzan region of southwest Libya. It is about 975 kilometres south of the country's capital, Tripoli,[3] and about 500 kilometres to the Niger-Chad border.[2]

The base was the site of several small confrontations in the Southern Libyan Desert campaign in the 2011 Libyan civil war between rebel anti-Gaddafi forces (mainly Toubou tribesmen) and loyalist pro-Gaddafi forces.[2][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Levinson, Charles (21 July 2011). "Libyan Rebels Advance on a Gadhafi Stronghold". The Wall Street Journal. Zintan, Libya. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Mzioudet, Houda (17 February 2013). "Journey Into the Safest Southwestern Libya Region". The Tripoli Post. Libya. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ^ Al Wigh map
  4. ^ Daragahi, Borzou (28 November 2013). "Libya's border security struggles against people smugglers". Financial Times. al-Wigh, Libya. Retrieved 25 August 2014.


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