Tajura
Coordinates: 32°52′54.59″N 13°20′23.76″E / 32.8818306°N 13.3399333°E
| Tajura تاجوراء | |
|---|---|
  Tajura Location in Libya | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′54.59″N 13°20′23.76″E / 32.8818306°N 13.3399333°E | |
| Country | Libya |
| Muhafazah | Greater Tripoli |
| Baladiyah | Tajura |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Tajura Municipal Council |
| Elevation | 6 m (22 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 48,836 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Tajura (Arabic: تاجوراء Tājūrā’), also spelt Tajoura, is a town in north-western Libya, and baladiyah in the Tripoli Muhafazah, on the Mediterranean coast 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of Tripoli.[2]
From 2001 to 2007 Tajura was the capital of the Tajura wa Arba' District. Tajura is also known to be the most anti-Gaddafi district in Tripoli and had high casualties in the Libyan revolution.
History
The Ottoman Turks established a base at Tajura in 1531.[3] Under the command of Khayr al-Din, the site was selected for its proximity to Tripoli which had come under the Knights of Malta in 1530 when Charles V of Spain, as King of Sicily, had given them Tripoli, Gozo and Malta. Tripoli was captured in the Siege of Tripoli.
Tajura was the center of Libya's nuclear research, with a 10 megawatt reactor, built by the Soviet Union, which came online in 1981.[4]
During the second Libyan Civil War, Tajura has become associated with the insurgency of 101 Battalion.
Districts of Tajura
- Abe Al Ash'her
- Al-Marouhna
- Al Hamidiya
- Be'ar Al Sanyaa
- Shatt al-Sidi Othman (Sidi Othman)
- Btisp
- Be'ar Al Osta Milad
- El Atamana
- Dakhla
- Rima
- Jaber Al-Diyar
- Almchai - Aribat - and the cemetery Sahaabi and Hada title Almchai
- Market - the middle
- Goudec
- Punishment (the headquarters of the commander Uqba)
- Al Knadra
al mashin
Tourism in Tajura
- Tajura tourist village Sidi al-Andalus. Used occasionally as a meeting place by Muammar al-Gaddafi. Mainly used as guest house by Teknica (UK) Ltd, and for a short time by Taknia Libya. Demolished in December 2010.
- Village Heroj
- Fish Market
- "Best Fish Restaurants and Takeways in Libya"
- Tajoura city centre (Al- Muzdawaja)
- The palm tree next to the mosque
Tajura Sports Centre
- Club editorial
- Club Abe Al Ash'her
- Club Hamidiya
References
- ↑ 15 years and older (Libyan and non-Libyan) see bsc.ly
- ↑ Ham, Anthony (2002) "East of Tripoli: Tajura to Al-Khoms" Libya Lonely Planet, Hawthorn, Victoria, Canada, page 133, ISBN 0-86442-699-2
- ↑ Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. (2005) A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period page 192
- ↑ Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2005) SIPRI Yearbook 2005: Armaments, disarmament and international security Humanities Press, New York, page 636, OCLC 2211125