Zwila

Zwila زويلة Zuila, Zweila
Town
Zwila Location in Libya
Coordinates: 26°10′00″N 15°07′00″E / 26.16667°N 15.11667°E
Country	Libya
Region	Fezzan
District	Murzuq
Population (2006)[1]
• Total	4,018
Time zone	UTC + 2

Zwila, Zuila, or Zweila, also Zuweila is an village in southwestern Libya.

Conquered by Uqba ibn Nafi in 22 A.H. (643 A.D.), showing an evidence that Islam reached Fezzan early. It's one of the oldest inhabited places in Libya. It had already trade relations with Egypt, and with the Sudan region. The Fatimid Caliph Ubayd Allah Al-Mahdi made it a residence place for his people.^[2]

References

1. Amraja M. el Khajkhaj, "Noumou al Mudon as Sagheera fi Libia", Dar as Saqia, Benghazi-2008, p.121.
2. Salem Mohammed ez Zawam, “Mu’jam al Amakin al Jughrafiya fi Libia”, Dar wa Maktabat ash Sha’b, Misratah, 2005. pp.78-79.