Rashida, Libya

Rashida اَلرَّشِيدَة Rasceda
Village
Rashida Location in Libya
Coordinates: 29°1′N 21°31′E / 29.017°N 21.517°ECoordinates: 29°1′N 21°31′E / 29.017°N 21.517°E
Country	Libya
Region	Cyrenaica
District	Al Wahat
Time zone	UTC + 2

Rashida^[1] (Rasceda^[2]) is a desert village in the Jalo oasis of the Al Wahat District in the Cyrenaica region in northeastern Libya. It is about 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) southwest of the town of Jalu. In 1951, the population was reported as about 600.^[3]

References

1. Rāshidah (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
2. Rasceda (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
3. Walton, Kenneth (1952) "The Aberdeen University Expedition to Cyrenaica, 1951: Part 2: The oasis of Jalo" Scottish Geographical Magazine 68(3): pp. 110–119, page 118

External links

• "Rashida Map — Satellite Images of Rashida" Maplandia World Gazetteer